Vulnerability in Kata Containers
CVE-2020-2024
An improper link resolution vulnerability affects Kata Containers versions prior to 1.11.0. Upon container teardown, a malicious guest can trick the kata-runtime into unmounting any mount point on the host and all mount points underneath it, potentiality resulting in a host DoS.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Kata Containers — versions unspecified
- Katacontainers Runtime
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/kata-containers/runtime/issues/2474 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/kata-containers/runtime/pull/2475 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-2024?
- CVE-2020-2024 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kata Containers, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-05-19.
- How severe is CVE-2020-2024?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.