Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 16, 2023· Updated Mar 10, 2025
containerd OCI image importer memory exhaustion
CVE-2023-25153
Description
containerd is an open source container runtime. Before versions 1.6.18 and 1.5.18, when importing an OCI image, there was no limit on the number of bytes read for certain files. A maliciously crafted image with a large file where a limit was not applied could cause a denial of service. This bug has been fixed in containerd 1.6.18 and 1.5.18. Users should update to these versions to resolve the issue. As a workaround, ensure that only trusted images are used and that only trusted users have permissions to import images.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/containerd/containerdGo | < 1.5.18 | 1.5.18 |
github.com/containerd/containerdGo | >= 1.6.0, < 1.6.18 | 1.6.18 |
Affected products
14- osv-coords13 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/ctoppkg:apk/chainguard/flux-helm-controller-0.37pkg:apk/wolfi/ctoppkg:golang/github.com/containerd/containerdpkg:rpm/opensuse/containerd&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/containerd&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%20Micro%205.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/containerd&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/containerd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.1pkg:rpm/suse/containerd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.2pkg:rpm/suse/containerd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.3pkg:rpm/suse/containerd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.4pkg:rpm/suse/containerd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Containers%2012pkg:rpm/suse/containerd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Containers%2015%20SP4
< 0.7.7-r13+ 12 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.7.7-r13
- (no CPE)range: < 0.27.0-r7
- (no CPE)range: < 0.7.7-r13
- (no CPE)range: < 1.5.18
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.19-150000.87.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.19-150000.87.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.19-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.19-150000.87.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.19-150000.87.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.19-150000.87.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.19-150000.87.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.19-16.76.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.19-150000.87.1
- Range: < 1.5.18
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- github.com/advisories/GHSA-259w-8hf6-59c2ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25153ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/containerd/containerd/commit/0c314901076a74a7b797a545d2f462285fdbb8c4ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.5.18ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.6.18ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-259w-8hf6-59c2ghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
- pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2023-1573ghsaWEB
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