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GHSA-cxfp-7pvr-95ff

MediumCVSS 4.6 / 10
Published May 21, 2025·Last modified Feb 4, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Impact

A bug was found in the containerd's CRI implementation where containerd doesn't put usernamespaced containers under the Kubernetes' cgroup hierarchy, therefore some Kubernetes limits are not honored. This may cause a denial of service of the Kubernetes node.

Patches

This bug has been fixed in containerd 2.0.5+ and 2.1.0+. Users should update to these versions to resolve the issue.

Workarounds

Disable usernamespaced pods in Kubernetes temporarily.

Credits

The containerd project would like to thank Rodrigo Campos Catelin and Piotr Rogowski for responsibly disclosing this issue in accordance with the containerd security policy.

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

  • Open an issue in containerd
  • Email us at security@containerd.io

To report a security issue in containerd:

Risk Scores
Base Score
4.6

The vulnerability requires local access to the device to be exploited. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability.

Threat Intelligence
4.6

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
0.24%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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