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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202105-33 ] containerd: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Wed, 26 May 2021 10:32:10
Message-Id: aab029f6-4b73-b541-d576-43526f1cb0ce@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202105-33
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7 Severity: High
8 Title: containerd: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: May 26, 2021
10 Bugs: #758137, #775329
11 ID: 202105-33
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in containerd, the worst of
19 which could result in privilege escalation.
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21 Background
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24 Containerd is a daemon with an API and a command line client, to manage
25 containers on one machine. It uses runC to run containers according to
26 the OCI specification.
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28 Affected packages
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32 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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34 1 app-emulation/containerd
35 < 1.4.4 >= 1.4.4
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37 Description
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40 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in containerd. Please
41 review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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43 Impact
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46 A local attacker, able to run a malicious container in the same network
47 namespace as the shim, could possibly escalate privileges. Furthermore,
48 an attacker could disclose sensitive information.
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50 Workaround
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53 There is no known workaround at this time.
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55 Resolution
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58 All containerd users should upgrade to the latest version:
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60 # emerge --sync
61 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/containerd-1.4.4"
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63 References
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66 [ 1 ] CVE-2020-15257
67 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15257
68 [ 2 ] CVE-2021-21334
69 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21334
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71 Availability
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74 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
75 the Gentoo Security Website:
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77 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-33
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79 Concerns?
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82 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
83 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
84 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
85 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
86 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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88 License
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91 Copyright 2021 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
92 belongs to its owner(s).
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94 The contents of this document are licensed under the
95 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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97 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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