Resource exhaustion in Containerd

CVE-2022-23471

containerd is an open source container runtime. A bug was found in containerd's CRI implementation where a user can exhaust memory on the host. In the CRI stream server, a goroutine is launched to handle terminal resize events if a TTY is…

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.010 (59.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-23471?
CVE-2022-23471 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Containerd, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2022-12-07.
How severe is CVE-2022-23471?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-23471 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.