Vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Runc
CVE-2023-25809
runc is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification. In affected versions it was found that rootless runc makes `/sys/fs/cgroup` writable in following conditons: 1. when runc is executed inside the use…
EPSS: 0.003 (24.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Linuxfoundation Runc
- Opencontainers Runc — versions < 1.1.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-25809?
- CVE-2023-25809 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Runc, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2023-03-29.
- How severe is CVE-2023-25809?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-25809 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.