USN-7374-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7374-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7374-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-7374-1
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Published
2025-03-26T18:53:21.729627Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:36:03.717163Z
Summary
containerd vulnerability
Details

Benjamin Koltermann discovered that containerd incorrectly handled large user id values. This could result in containers possibly being run as root, contrary to expectations.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / containerd

Package

Name
containerd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/containerd@1.2.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.6+esm5?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.2.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.6+esm5

Affected versions

0.*

0.2.1-0ubuntu4~16.04
0.2.3-0ubuntu1~16.04
0.2.5-0ubuntu1~16.04.1

1.*

1.2.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.2
1.2.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.3
1.2.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.4
1.2.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.5
1.2.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.6
1.2.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.6+esm1
1.2.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.6+esm2
1.2.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.6+esm4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "containerd",
            "binary_version": "1.2.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.6+esm5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-github-docker-containerd-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.2.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.6+esm5"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / containerd

Package

Name
containerd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/containerd@1.6.12-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.12-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm2

Affected versions

0.*

0.2.5-0ubuntu2

1.*

1.2.6-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
1.2.6-0ubuntu1~18.04.2
1.3.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
1.3.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.2
1.3.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.3
1.3.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.4
1.4.4-0ubuntu1~18.04.2
1.5.2-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
1.5.2-0ubuntu1~18.04.2
1.5.2-0ubuntu1~18.04.3
1.5.5-0ubuntu3~18.04.1
1.5.5-0ubuntu3~18.04.2
1.5.9-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
1.5.9-0ubuntu1~18.04.2
1.6.12-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
1.6.12-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "containerd",
            "binary_version": "1.6.12-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "containerd-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.6.12-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.6.12-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / containerd

Package

Name
containerd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/containerd@1.6.12-0ubuntu1~20.04.8?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.12-0ubuntu1~20.04.8

Affected versions

1.*

1.2.10-0ubuntu1
1.3.2-0ubuntu1
1.3.3-0ubuntu1
1.3.3-0ubuntu2
1.3.3-0ubuntu2.1
1.3.3-0ubuntu2.2
1.3.3-0ubuntu2.3
1.4.4-0ubuntu1~20.04.2
1.5.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.1
1.5.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.2
1.5.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.3
1.5.5-0ubuntu3~20.04.1
1.5.5-0ubuntu3~20.04.2
1.5.9-0ubuntu1~20.04.1
1.5.9-0ubuntu1~20.04.4
1.5.9-0ubuntu1~20.04.5
1.5.9-0ubuntu1~20.04.6
1.6.12-0ubuntu1~20.04.1
1.6.12-0ubuntu1~20.04.3
1.6.12-0ubuntu1~20.04.5
1.6.12-0ubuntu1~20.04.6
1.6.12-0ubuntu1~20.04.7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.6.12-0ubuntu1~20.04.8"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / containerd-app

Package

Name
containerd-app
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/containerd-app@1.7.24-0ubuntu1~20.04.2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.7.24-0ubuntu1~20.04.2

Affected versions

1.*

1.7.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.1
1.7.12-0ubuntu2~20.04.1
1.7.24-0ubuntu1~20.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "containerd",
            "binary_version": "1.7.24-0ubuntu1~20.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "containerd-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.7.24-0ubuntu1~20.04.2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / containerd

Package

Name
containerd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/containerd@1.6.12-0ubuntu1~22.04.8?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.12-0ubuntu1~22.04.8

Affected versions

1.*

1.5.5-0ubuntu3
1.5.9-0ubuntu1
1.5.9-0ubuntu2
1.5.9-0ubuntu3
1.5.9-0ubuntu3.1
1.6.12-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
1.6.12-0ubuntu1~22.04.3
1.6.12-0ubuntu1~22.04.5
1.6.12-0ubuntu1~22.04.6
1.6.12-0ubuntu1~22.04.7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.6.12-0ubuntu1~22.04.8"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / containerd-app

Package

Name
containerd-app
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/containerd-app@1.7.24-0ubuntu1~22.04.2?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.7.24-0ubuntu1~22.04.2

Affected versions

1.*

1.7.2-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
1.7.12-0ubuntu2~22.04.1
1.7.24-0ubuntu1~22.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "containerd",
            "binary_version": "1.7.24-0ubuntu1~22.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "containerd-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.7.24-0ubuntu1~22.04.2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / containerd-app

Package

Name
containerd-app
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/containerd-app@1.7.24-0ubuntu1~24.04.2?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.7.24-0ubuntu1~24.04.2

Affected versions

1.*

1.7.2-0ubuntu2
1.7.12-0ubuntu1
1.7.12-0ubuntu2
1.7.12-0ubuntu3
1.7.12-0ubuntu4
1.7.12-0ubuntu4.1
1.7.19-0ubuntu1~24.04.1
1.7.19+really1.7.12-0ubuntu4.2
1.7.24-0ubuntu1~24.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "containerd",
            "binary_version": "1.7.24-0ubuntu1~24.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "containerd-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.7.24-0ubuntu1~24.04.2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS / containerd

Package

Name
containerd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/containerd@1.6.24~ds1-1ubuntu1.2+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.24~ds1-1ubuntu1.2+esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.6.20~ds1-1ubuntu2
1.6.24~ds1-1ubuntu1
1.6.24~ds1-1ubuntu1.1
1.6.24~ds1-1ubuntu1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.6.24~ds1-1ubuntu1.2+esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}