6.1
Medium
CVE-2023-28642 runc is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification
Description
runc is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification. It was found that AppArmor can be bypassed when `/proc` inside the container is symlinked with a specific mount configuration. This issue has been fixed in runc version 1.1.5, by prohibiting symlinked `/proc`. See PR #3785 for details. users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid using an untrusted container image.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| runc 1.1 | earliest → < 1.1.5 | 1.1.5 |
References
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