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High severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 3, 2022· Updated Aug 3, 2024

Insecure handling of image volumes in containerd CRI plugin

CVE-2022-23648

Description

containerd is a container runtime available as a daemon for Linux and Windows. A bug was found in containerd prior to versions 1.6.1, 1.5.10, and 1.14.12 where containers launched through containerd’s CRI implementation on Linux with a specially-crafted image configuration could gain access to read-only copies of arbitrary files and directories on the host. This may bypass any policy-based enforcement on container setup (including a Kubernetes Pod Security Policy) and expose potentially sensitive information. Kubernetes and crictl can both be configured to use containerd’s CRI implementation. This bug has been fixed in containerd 1.6.1, 1.5.10, and 1.4.12. Users should update to these versions to resolve the issue.

Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
github.com/containerd/containerdGo
< 1.4.131.4.13
github.com/containerd/containerdGo
>= 1.5.0, < 1.5.101.5.10
github.com/containerd/containerdGo
>= 1.6.0, < 1.6.11.6.1

Affected products

1

Patches

1
10f428dac7ce

Merge pull request #6607 from dmcgowan/prepare-v1.6.1

https://github.com/containerd/containerdDerek McGowanMar 2, 2022via ghsa
commit
2 files changed · +24 −1
  • releases/v1.6.1.toml+23 −0 added
    @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# commit to be tagged for new release
+commit = "HEAD"
+
+project_name = "containerd"
+github_repo = "containerd/containerd"
+match_deps = "^github.com/(containerd/[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)$"
+
+# previous release
+previous = "v1.6.0"
+
+pre_release = false
+
+preface = """\
+The first patch release for containerd 1.6 includes a fix for
+[CVE-2022-23648](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-crp2-qrr5-8pq7)
+and other issues.
+
+### Notable Updates
+
+* **Use fs.RootPath when mounting volumes** ([GHSA-crp2-qrr5-8pq7](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-crp2-qrr5-8pq7))
+* **Return init pid when clean dead shim in runc.v1/v2 shims** ([#6572](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/pull/6572))
+
+See the changelog for complete list of changes"""
  • version/version.go+1 −1 modified
    @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ var (
 	Package = "github.com/containerd/containerd"
 
 	// Version holds the complete version number. Filled in at linking time.
-	Version = "1.6.0+unknown"
+	Version = "1.6.1+unknown"
 
 	// Revision is filled with the VCS (e.g. git) revision being used to build
 	// the program at linking time.

Vulnerability mechanics

Generated by null/stub on May 9, 2026. Inputs: CWE entries + fix-commit diffs from this CVE's patches. Citations validated against bundle.

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