runc through 1.1.4 has Incorrect Access Control leading to Escalation of Privileges, related to libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go. To exploit this, an attacker must be able to spawn two containers with custom volume-mount configurations, and be able to run custom images. NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2019-19921 regression.
CVE-2023-27561 - High Severity Vulnerability
CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification
Library home page: https://proxy.golang.org/github.com/opencontainers/runc/@v/v0.1.1.zip
Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **github.com/opencontainers/runc-v0.1.1** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in base branch: master
runc through 1.1.4 has Incorrect Access Control leading to Escalation of Privileges, related to libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go. To exploit this, an attacker must be able to spawn two containers with custom volume-mount configurations, and be able to run custom images. NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2019-19921 regression.
Publish Date: 2023-03-03
URL: CVE-2023-27561
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: High - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: High
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