CVE-2023-28642

Medium

Description

runc is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification. It was found that AppArmor can be bypassed when `/proc` inside the container is symlinked with a specific mount configuration. This issue has been fixed in runc version 1.1.5, by prohibiting symlinked `/proc`. See PR #3785 for details. users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid using an untrusted container image.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.1
Exploit probability—
ProductLinuxfoundation Runc
PublishedMar 29, 2023
First seenMar 29, 2023
Weakness typeCWE-281CWE-281

How to fix

Update
  • linuxfoundation runc1.1.5 or later
  • github.com/opencontainers/runc1.1.5 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linuxfoundation runcv < 1.1.51.1.5
github.com/opencontainers/runcGov < 1.1.51.1.5

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