GHSA-jpcc-p29g-p8mq

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jpcc-p29g-p8mq
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/06/GHSA-jpcc-p29g-p8mq/GHSA-jpcc-p29g-p8mq.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-jpcc-p29g-p8mq
Aliases
Downstream
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Published
2026-06-19T19:34:37Z
Modified
2026-06-25T23:11:21.600427666Z
Severity
  • 6.9 (Medium) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
containerd image-triggered runtime DoS via unbounded group parsing
Details

Impact

A vulnerability in containerd allows a maliciously crafted image to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition. When creating a container from this image, memory exhaustion occurs, leading to an Out Of Memory (OOM) kill of the containerd process. This renders the container runtime API unavailable and can disrupt clients such as the Docker Engine or Kubernetes control-plane components.

Patches

This bug has been fixed in the following containerd versions:

  • 2.3.2
  • 2.2.5
  • 2.1.9
  • 2.0.10
  • 1.7.33

Users should update to these versions to resolve the issue.

Workarounds

Ensure that only trusted images are used and that only trusted users have permissions to import images or schedule pods.

Credits

The containerd project would like to thank Jakub Ciolek (@jake-ciolek) at AlphaSense and Kyle Elliott @ Trail of Bits who independently discovered and responsibly disclosed this issue in accordance with the containerd security policy.

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

To report a security issue in containerd: * Report a new vulnerability * Email us at security@containerd.io

Database specific 
{
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-06-19T19:34:37Z"
}
References

Affected packages

Go
github.com/containerd/containerd/v2

Package

Name
github.com/containerd/containerd/v2
View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl
pkg:golang/github.com/containerd/containerd/v2

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
2.0.0
Fixed
2.0.10

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/06/GHSA-jpcc-p29g-p8mq/GHSA-jpcc-p29g-p8mq.json"
github.com/containerd/containerd

Package

Name
github.com/containerd/containerd
View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl
pkg:golang/github.com/containerd/containerd

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
1.7.0
Fixed
1.7.33

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/06/GHSA-jpcc-p29g-p8mq/GHSA-jpcc-p29g-p8mq.json"
github.com/containerd/containerd/v2

Package

Name
github.com/containerd/containerd/v2
View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl
pkg:golang/github.com/containerd/containerd/v2

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
2.1.0
Fixed
2.1.9

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/06/GHSA-jpcc-p29g-p8mq/GHSA-jpcc-p29g-p8mq.json"
github.com/containerd/containerd/v2

Package

Name
github.com/containerd/containerd/v2
View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl
pkg:golang/github.com/containerd/containerd/v2

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
2.2.0
Fixed
2.2.5

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/06/GHSA-jpcc-p29g-p8mq/GHSA-jpcc-p29g-p8mq.json"
github.com/containerd/containerd/v2

Package

Name
github.com/containerd/containerd/v2
View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl
pkg:golang/github.com/containerd/containerd/v2

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
2.3.0
Fixed
2.3.2

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/06/GHSA-jpcc-p29g-p8mq/GHSA-jpcc-p29g-p8mq.json"