# CVE-2023-27561: runc through 1.1.4 has Incorrect Access Control leading to Escalation of Privileges, related to libcontainer/rootfs\_linux.go.

- Also known as: GHSA-VPVM-3WQ2-2WVM, GO-2023-1627
- Severity: CVSS 7.0 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.1.5
- Published: 2023-03-03 · Updated: 2025-12-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- github.com/opencontainers/runc (Go): from 1.0.0-rc95, fixed in 1.1.5

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Docker, upgrade to a fixed version (1.1.5) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/issues/3751
- https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/issues/2197#issuecomment-1437617334
- https://gist.github.com/LiveOverflow/c937820b688922eb127fb760ce06dab9
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00023.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DHGVGGMKGZSJ7YO67TGGPFEHBYMS63VF/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FYVE3GB4OG3BNT5DLQHYO4M5SXX33AQ5/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/I6BF24VCZRFTYBTT3T7HDZUOTKOTNPLZ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ANUGDBJ7NBUMSUFZUSKU3ZMQYZ2Z3STN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNB2UEDIIJCRQW4WJLZOPQJZXCVSXMLD/

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