Vulnerability in Opencontainers Runc
CVE-2022-29162
runc is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers on Linux according to the OCI specification. A bug was found in runc prior to version 1.1.2 where `runc exec --cap` created processes with non-empty inheritable Linux process capabilit…
EPSS: 0.001 (31.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Opencontainers Runc — versions < 1.1.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/opencontainers/runc/security/advisories/GHSA-f3fp-gc8g-vw66
- github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/d04de3a9b72d7a2455c1885fc75eb36d02cd17b5
- github.com/opencontainers/runc/releases/tag/v1.1.2
- FEDORA-2022-91b747a0d7 (vendor-advisory)
- FEDORA-2022-e980dc71b1 (vendor-advisory)
- FEDORA-2022-d1f55f8fd0 (vendor-advisory)
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230327 [SECURITY] [DLA 3369-1] runc security update (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-29162?
- CVE-2022-29162 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opencontainers Runc, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2022-05-17.
- How severe is CVE-2022-29162?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-29162 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.