Resource exhaustion in Containerd

CVE-2022-31030

containerd is an open source container runtime. A bug was found in the containerd's CRI implementation where programs inside a container can cause the containerd daemon to consume memory without bound during invocation of the `ExecSync` AP…

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.004 (30.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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-2022-31030?
CVE-2022-31030 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Containerd, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-06-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-31030?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-31030 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.