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DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25173

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25173 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

containerd is an open source container runtime. A bug was found in containerd prior to versions 1.6.18 and 1.5.18 where supplementary groups are not set up properly inside a container. If an attacker has direct access to a container and manipulates their supplementary group access, they may be able to use supplementary group access to bypass primary group restrictions in some cases, potentially gaining access to sensitive information or gaining the ability to execute code in that container. Downstream applications that use the containerd client library may be affected as well. This bug has been fixed in containerd v1.6.18 and v.1.5.18. Users should update to these versions and recreate containers to resolve this issue. Users who rely on a downstream application that uses containerd's client library should check that application for a separate advisory and instructions. As a workaround, ensure that the `"USER $USERNAME"` Dockerfile instruction is not used. Instead, set the container entrypoint to a value similar to `ENTRYPOINT ["su", "-", "user"]` to allow `su` to properly set up supplementary groups.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:11containerd1.4.12~ds1-1~deb11u1, 1.4.13~ds1-1~deb11u1, 1.4.13~ds1-1~deb11u2
Debian:13containerd0, 0, 0
Debian:12containerd0, 0, 0
Debian:14containerd0, 0, 0

Exploit Intelligence

Timeline

  • Feb 16, 2023 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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