CVE-2023-27561
highpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.004 · 39 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
runc through 1.1.4 has Incorrect Access Control leading to Escalation of Privileges, related to libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go. To exploit this, an attacker must be able to spawn two containers with custom volume-mount configurations, and be able to run custom images. NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2019-19921 regression.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7
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affected products (20)
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- redhat openshift container platform= 4.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (5)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-1183docker: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-05-09csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in docker ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand auszulösen, seine Privilegien zu erweitern und Daten zu manipulieren.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-0794Dell ECS: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-04-04csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell ECS ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erweitern, beliebigen Programmcode mit Administratorrechten auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, Dateien zu manipulieren, einen Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriff durchzuführen, Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen oder einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-1488IBM InfoSphere Information Server: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-06-30csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM InfoSphere Information Server ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, einen Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriff durchzuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen und vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen.
- GHSA-vpvm-3wq2-2wvmOpencontainers runc Incorrect Authorization vulnerability2023-03-03ghsa · osvUS
runc 1.0.0-rc95 through 1.1.4 has Incorrect Access Control leading to Escalation of Privileges, related to `libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go`. To exploit this, an attacker must be able to spawn two containers with custom volume-mount configurations, and be able to run custom images. NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2019-19921 regression.
- GO-2023-1627Opencontainers runc Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in github.com/opencontainers/runc2024-08-20vendor · osvUS
Opencontainers runc Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in github.com/opencontainers/runc
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references (36)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-27561/cnnvd
- https://gist.github.com/LiveOverflow/c937820b688922eb127fb760ce06dab9cnnvd
- https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/issues/2197#issuecomment-1437617334cnnvd
- https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/issues/3751cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00023.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ANUGDBJ7NBUMSUFZUSKU3ZMQYZ2Z3STN/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DHGVGGMKGZSJ7YO67TGGPFEHBYMS63VF/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNB2UEDIIJCRQW4WJLZOPQJZXCVSXMLD/cnnvd
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