Vulnerability in Opencontainers Runc

CVE-2023-28642

runc is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification. It was found that AppArmor can be bypassed when `/proc` inside the container is symlinked with a specific mount configuration. This issue has been f…

EPSS: 0.000 (1.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-28642?
CVE-2023-28642 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opencontainers Runc, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-03-29.
How severe is CVE-2023-28642?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-28642 known to be exploited?
6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.