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Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2024-40635: Medium priority package update for containerd

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Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2024-40635: Medium priority package update for containerd

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
03/17/2025
Created
04/03/2025
Added
04/02/2025
Modified
04/02/2025

Description

containerd is an open-source container runtime. A bug was found in containerd prior to versions 1.6.38, 1.7.27, and 2.0.4 where containers launched with a User set as a `UID:GID` larger than the maximum 32-bit signed integer can cause an overflow condition where the container ultimately runs as root (UID 0). This could cause unexpected behavior for environments that require containers to run as a non-root user. This bug has been fixed in containerd 1.6.38, 1.7.27, and 2.04. As a workaround, ensure that only trusted images are used and that only trusted users have permissions to import images.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-containerd
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-containerd-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-containerd-debugsource
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-containerd-stress
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-containerd-stress-debuginfo

References

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