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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2023.3808
USN-6202-1: containerd vulnerabilities
6 July 2023
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: containerd
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2023-25173 CVE-2023-25153
Original Bulletin:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6202-1
Comment: CVSS (Max): 7.8 CVE-2023-25173 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVSS Source: NVD
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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USN-6202-1: containerd vulnerabilities
5 July 2023
Several security issues were fixed in containerd.
Releases
o Ubuntu 23.04
o Ubuntu 22.10
o Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
o Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
Packages
o containerd – daemon to control runC
Details
David Korczynski and Adam Korczynski discovered that containerd
incorrectly processed certain images with large files. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause containerd to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. ( CVE-2023-25153 )
It was discovered that containerd incorrectly set up supplementary
groups inside a container. An attacker with direct access to the
container could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information
or execute code with higher privileges. ( CVE-2023-25173 )
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 23.04
o containerd – 1.6.12-0ubuntu3.1
Ubuntu 22.10
o containerd – 1.6.12-0ubuntu1~22.10.2
Ubuntu 22.04
o containerd – 1.6.12-0ubuntu1~22.04.3
Ubuntu 20.04
o containerd – 1.6.12-0ubuntu1~20.04.3
Ubuntu 18.04
o containerd – 1.6.12-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04
o containerd – 1.2.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.6+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2023-25153
o CVE-2023-25173
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