USN-6088-1 fixed vulnerabilities in runC. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
It was discovered that runC incorrectly performed access control when mounting /proc to non-directories. An attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2019-19921)
Felix Wilhelm discovered that runC incorrecly handled netlink messages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2021-43784)
Andrew G. Morgan discovered that runC incorrectly set inherited process capabilities inside the container. An attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2022-29162)
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that runC incorrectly made /sys/fs/cgroup writable when in rootless mode. An attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2023-25809)
It was discovered that runC incorrectly performed access control when mounting /proc to non-directories. An attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2023-27561)
It was discovered that runC incorrectly handled /proc and /sys mounts inside a container. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass AppArmor, and potentially SELinux. (CVE-2023-28642)
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