- Vulnerability/
- USN-4960-1
USN-4960-1: runC vulnerability
First published: Wed May 19 2021(Updated: )
Etienne Champetier discovered that runC incorrectly checked mount targets. An attacker with a malicious container image could possibly mount the host filesystem into the container and escalate privileges.
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/runc | <1.0.0~rc93-0ubuntu1.1 | 1.0.0~rc93-0ubuntu1.1 |
| =21.04 | ||
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/runc | <1.0.0~rc93-0ubuntu1~20.10.2 | 1.0.0~rc93-0ubuntu1~20.10.2 |
| =20.10 | ||
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/runc | <1.0.0~rc93-0ubuntu1~20.04.2 | 1.0.0~rc93-0ubuntu1~20.04.2 |
| =20.04 | ||
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/runc | <1.0.0~rc93-0ubuntu1~18.04.2 | 1.0.0~rc93-0ubuntu1~18.04.2 |
| =18.04 |
Never miss a vulnerability like this again
Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.
Reference Links
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-30465
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/{'id': 'USN-4867-1', 'packages': 'runc, golang-github-opencontainers-runc-dev'}
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/runc/1.0.0~rc93-0ubuntu1.1
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/runc/1.0.0~rc93-0ubuntu1~20.10.2
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/runc/1.0.0~rc93-0ubuntu1~20.04.2
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/runc/1.0.0~rc93-0ubuntu1~18.04.2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4960-1 (Advisory)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the vulnerability ID for this vulnerability?
The vulnerability ID for this vulnerability is USN-4960-1.
What is the title of this vulnerability?
The title of this vulnerability is USN-4960-1: runC vulnerability.
Who discovered this vulnerability?
Etienne Champetier discovered this vulnerability.
How can an attacker exploit this vulnerability?
An attacker with a malicious container image could possibly mount the host filesystem into the container and escalate privileges.
Which software versions are affected by this vulnerability?
The affected software versions are runc 1.0.0~rc93-0ubuntu1.1 on Ubuntu 21.04, runc 1.0.0~rc93-0ubuntu1~20.10.2 on Ubuntu 20.10, runc 1.0.0~rc93-0ubuntu1~20.04.2 on Ubuntu 20.04, and runc 1.0.0~rc93-0ubuntu1~18.04.2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
- agent/severity
- agent/type
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/event
- agent/title
- agent/description
- collector/usn
- source/Ubuntu
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/references
- agent/tags
- agent/trending
- package-manager/ubuntu
- vendor/ubuntu
- canonical/ubuntu ubuntu
- version/ubuntu ubuntu/21.04
- version/ubuntu ubuntu/20.10
- version/ubuntu ubuntu/20.04
- version/ubuntu ubuntu/18.04