CVE-2022-29162 (High) detected in github.com/opencontainers/runc-v1.1.0

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CVE-2022-29162 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - github.com/opencontainers/runc-v1.1.0

CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification

Dependency Hierarchy:

• github.com/docker/cli-v20.10.14 (Root Library)
  • github.com/moby/moby-v20.10.17
    • :x: github.com/opencontainers/runc-v1.1.0 (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 8852084db541e3089b8ff41e1519d64049173978

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

runc is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers on Linux according to the OCI specification. A bug was found in runc prior to version 1.1.2 where runc exec --cap created processes with non-empty inheritable Linux process capabilities, creating an atypical Linux environment and enabling programs with inheritable file capabilities to elevate those capabilities to the permitted set during execve(2). This bug did not affect the container security sandbox as the inheritable set never contained more capabilities than were included in the container's bounding set. This bug has been fixed in runc 1.1.2. This fix changes runc exec --cap behavior such that the additional capabilities granted to the process being executed (as specified via --cap arguments) do not include inheritable capabilities. In addition, runc spec is changed to not set any inheritable capabilities in the created example OCI spec (config.json) file.

Publish Date: 2022-05-17

URL: CVE-2022-29162

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-29162

Release Date: 2022-04-14

Fix Resolution: v1.1.2

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