GHSA-265r-hfxg-fhmg

Source

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-265r-hfxg-fhmg

Import Source

https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/03/GHSA-265r-hfxg-fhmg/GHSA-265r-hfxg-fhmg.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-265r-hfxg-fhmg

Aliases

Published

2025-03-17T21:24:42Z

Modified

2025-03-19T14:59:04Z

Severity

4.6 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator

Summary

containerd has an integer overflow in User ID handling

Details

Impact

A bug was found in containerd where containers launched with a User set as a UID:GID larger than the maximum 32-bit signed integer can cause an overflow condition where the container ultimately runs as root (UID 0). This could cause unexpected behavior for environments that require containers to run as a non-root user.

Patches

This bug has been fixed in the following containerd versions:

2.0.4 (Fixed in https://github.com/containerd/containerd/commit/1a43cb6a1035441f9aca8f5666a9b3ef9e70ab20)
1.7.27 (Fixed in https://github.com/containerd/containerd/commit/05044ec0a9a75232cad458027ca83437aae3f4da)
1.6.38 (Fixed in https://github.com/containerd/containerd/commit/cf158e884cfe4812a6c371b59e4ea9bc4c46e51a)

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.

Credits

The containerd project would like to thank Benjamin Koltermann and emxll for responsibly disclosing this issue in accordance with the containerd security policy.

References

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-40635

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

Open an issue in containerd
Email us at security@containerd.io

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

Database specific

{
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-03-17T22:15:13Z",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-190"
    ],
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-03-17T21:24:42Z"
}

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

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.0.4

Go / 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-beta.0

Fixed

1.7.27

Go / 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

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.6.38