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CVE-2023-28642

runc is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification. It was found that AppArmor ca

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 fixed in runc version 1.1.5, by prohibiting symlinked /proc.

See PR #3785 for details. users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid using an untrusted container image.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1 EPSS 0.00012
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Weakness Classification

CWE-281Improper Preservation of Permissions
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
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Affected Products & Versions

1
linuxfoundation runc< 1.1.5
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Go github.com/opencontainers/runc MODERATE fixed in 1.1.5
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Scoring & Timeline

6.1
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · security-advisories@github.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD29 Mar 2023 · 07:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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Vendor Advisories

12
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2025:15424-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:12826-1
rhsaRHSA-2023:6939Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2023:6938Moderate
usnUSN-6088-2
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/pull/3785Patch
https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/security/advisories/GHSA-g2j6-57v7-gm8cPatchVendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241206-0005/
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