runc through 1.1.4 has Incorrect Access Control leading to Escalation of Privileges…
Priority LOW 33CWE-706Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00448 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial github.com/opencontainers/runc (Go): 1.1.5Red Hat: 6 advisoriesRed Hat: 4 fixed, 4 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/opencontainers/runc (Go) | 1.0.0-rc95 to before 1.1.5 | 1.1.5 | Patch available | GHSA-vpvm-3wq2-2wvm |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/opencontainers/runc (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.0.0-rc95 to before 1.1.5 Fixed in 1.1.5 Patch available GHSA-vpvm-3wq2-2wvm
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:runc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.1.5 | Vulnerable | backstage |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:runc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.1.5 Vulnerable ·backstage
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-vpvm-3wq2-2wvm github.com/opencontainers/runc (Go) Fixed in 1.1.5 Advisory →
Red Hat 6 advisories
- RHSA-2023:6939 Released 2023-11-14 · Red Hat rating Moderatecontainer-tools:rhel8 security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) aardvark-dns-2:1.7.0-1.module+el8.9.0+19244+655f84ee.aarch64::container-tools:rhel8, aardvark-dns-2:1.7.0-1.module+el8.9.0+19244+655f84ee.ppc64le::container-tools:rhel8, aardvark-dns-2:1.7.0-1.module+el8.9.0+19244+655f84ee.s390x::container-tools:rhel8 +47
- RHSA-2023:6938 Released 2023-11-14 · Red Hat rating Moderatecontainer-tools:4.0 security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) aardvark-dns-2:1.0.1-38.module+el8.9.0+19098+6e7a5e3f.aarch64::container-tools:4.0, aardvark-dns-2:1.0.1-38.module+el8.9.0+19098+6e7a5e3f.ppc64le::container-tools:4.0, aardvark-dns-2:1.0.1-38.module+el8.9.0+19098+6e7a5e3f.s390x::container-tools:4.0 +47
- RHSA-2023:6380 Released 2023-11-07 · Red Hat rating Moderaterunc security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) runc-4:1.1.9-1.el9
Show 3 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2023:5006 Released 2023-10-31 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.14.0 bug fix and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 openshift4/cloud-network-config-controller-rhel8, openshift4/driver-toolkit-rhel9, openshift4/egress-router-cni-rhel8 +47
- RHSA-2023:3612 Released 2023-06-23 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.13.4 packages and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 bpftool-7.0.0-284.18.1.el9_2, buildah-1:1.29.1-2.1.rhaos4.13.el9, buildah-1:1.29.1-2.rhaos4.13.el8 +47
- RHSA-2023:1326 Released 2023-05-17 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.13.0 security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 openshift4/cloud-network-config-controller-rhel8, openshift4/egress-router-cni-rhel8, openshift4/kubevirt-csi-driver-rhel8 +47
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:6938, RHSA-2023:6939 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:6380 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:1326, RHSA-2023:3612 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:5006 |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Assisted Installer 1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-27561
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vpvm-3wq2-2wvm
References
Advisory 9
- https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/issues/3751
- https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/issues/2197#issuecomment-1437617334
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230327 [SECURITY] [DLA 3369-1] runc security update
- FEDORA-2023-1bcbb1db39
- FEDORA-2023-3cccbc4c95
- FEDORA-2023-1ba499965f
- FEDORA-2023-9edf2145fb
- FEDORA-2023-6e6d9065e0
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27561
Other 14
- https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/pull/3785
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241206-0004
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/I6BF24VCZRFTYBTT3T7HDZUOTKOTNPLZ
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FYVE3GB4OG3BNT5DLQHYO4M5SXX33AQ5
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FNB2UEDIIJCRQW4WJLZOPQJZXCVSXMLD
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DHGVGGMKGZSJ7YO67TGGPFEHBYMS63VF
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ANUGDBJ7NBUMSUFZUSKU3ZMQYZ2Z3STN
- 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/FYVE3GB4OG3BNT5DLQHYO4M5SXX33AQ5
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNB2UEDIIJCRQW4WJLZOPQJZXCVSXMLD
- 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/ANUGDBJ7NBUMSUFZUSKU3ZMQYZ2Z3STN
- https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/releases/tag/v1.1.5
- https://github.com/opencontainers/runc
Sources
- CVE-2023-27561 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-27561 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vpvm-3wq2-2wvm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-27561 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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