Vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Runc

CVE-2023-27561

runc through 1.1.4 has Incorrect Access Control leading to Escalation of Privileges, related to libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go. To exploit this, an attacker must be able to spawn two containers with custom volume-mount configurations, and be…

EPSS: 0.004 (35.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-27561?
CVE-2023-27561 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Runc, classified under Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2023-03-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-27561?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-27561 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.