# CVE-2022-23648: Insecure handling of image volumes in containerd CRI plugin

- Also known as: GO-2022-0344, GHSA-CRP2-QRR5-8PQ7
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 1.4.13, 1.5.10, 1.6.1
- Published: 2022-03-03 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- containerd: fixed in 1.4.13; from 1.5.0, fixed in 1.5.10; from 1.6.0, fixed in 1.6.1
- github.com/containerd/containerd (Go): fixed in 1.4.13; from 1.5.0, fixed in 1.5.10; from 1.6.0, fixed in 1.6.1
- github.com/containerd/containerd (Go): fixed in 1.4.13
- github.com/containerd/containerd (Go): from 1.5.0, fixed in 1.5.10
- github.com/containerd/containerd (Go): from 1.6.0, fixed in 1.6.1

## Description

containerd is a container runtime available as a daemon for Linux and Windows. A bug was found in containerd prior to versions 1.6.1, 1.5.10, and 1.14.12 where containers launched through containerd’s CRI implementation on Linux with a specially-crafted image configuration could gain access to read-only copies of arbitrary files and directories on the host. This may bypass any policy-based enforcement on container setup (including a Kubernetes Pod Security Policy) and expose potentially sensitive information. Kubernetes and crictl can both be configured to use containerd’s CRI implementation. This bug has been fixed in containerd 1.6.1, 1.5.10, and 1.4.12. Users should update to these versions to resolve the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Docker, upgrade to a fixed version (1.4.13, 1.5.10, 1.6.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-crp2-qrr5-8pq7
- https://github.com/containerd/containerd/commit/10f428dac7cec44c864e1b830a4623af27a9fc70
- https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.4.13
- https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.5.10
- https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.6.1
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5091
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OCCARJ6FU4MWBTXHZNMS7NELPDBIX2VO/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AUDQUQBZJGBWJPMRVB6QCCCRF7O3O4PA/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166421/containerd-Image-Volume-Insecure-Handling.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HFTS2EF3S7HNYSNZSEJZIJHPRU7OPUV3/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-31
- https://github.com/raesene/CVE-2022-23648-POC

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