7.0
HIGH
CVE-2023-27561
runc Docker Incorrect Access Control Escalation of Privileges Vulnerability
Description

runc through 1.1.4 has Incorrect Access Control leading to Escalation of Privileges, related to libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go. To exploit this, an attacker must be able to spawn two containers with custom volume-mount configurations, and be able to run custom images. NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2019-19921 regression.

INFO

Published Date :

March 3, 2023, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 6, 2024, 2:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-27561 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat openshift_container_platform
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Linuxfoundation runc
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-27561.

URL Resource
https://gist.github.com/LiveOverflow/c937820b688922eb127fb760ce06dab9 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/issues/2197#issuecomment-1437617334 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/issues/3751 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00023.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ANUGDBJ7NBUMSUFZUSKU3ZMQYZ2Z3STN/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DHGVGGMKGZSJ7YO67TGGPFEHBYMS63VF/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNB2UEDIIJCRQW4WJLZOPQJZXCVSXMLD/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FYVE3GB4OG3BNT5DLQHYO4M5SXX33AQ5/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/I6BF24VCZRFTYBTT3T7HDZUOTKOTNPLZ/
https://gist.github.com/LiveOverflow/c937820b688922eb127fb760ce06dab9 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/issues/2197#issuecomment-1437617334 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/issues/3751 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00023.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ANUGDBJ7NBUMSUFZUSKU3ZMQYZ2Z3STN/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DHGVGGMKGZSJ7YO67TGGPFEHBYMS63VF/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNB2UEDIIJCRQW4WJLZOPQJZXCVSXMLD/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FYVE3GB4OG3BNT5DLQHYO4M5SXX33AQ5/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/I6BF24VCZRFTYBTT3T7HDZUOTKOTNPLZ/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241206-0004/

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-27561 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-27561 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Dec. 06, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241206-0004/
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://gist.github.com/LiveOverflow/c937820b688922eb127fb760ce06dab9
    Added Reference https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/issues/2197#issuecomment-1437617334
    Added Reference https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/issues/3751
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00023.html
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ANUGDBJ7NBUMSUFZUSKU3ZMQYZ2Z3STN/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DHGVGGMKGZSJ7YO67TGGPFEHBYMS63VF/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNB2UEDIIJCRQW4WJLZOPQJZXCVSXMLD/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FYVE3GB4OG3BNT5DLQHYO4M5SXX33AQ5/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/I6BF24VCZRFTYBTT3T7HDZUOTKOTNPLZ/
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jul. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-706
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DHGVGGMKGZSJ7YO67TGGPFEHBYMS63VF/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FYVE3GB4OG3BNT5DLQHYO4M5SXX33AQ5/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/I6BF24VCZRFTYBTT3T7HDZUOTKOTNPLZ/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ANUGDBJ7NBUMSUFZUSKU3ZMQYZ2Z3STN/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNB2UEDIIJCRQW4WJLZOPQJZXCVSXMLD/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DHGVGGMKGZSJ7YO67TGGPFEHBYMS63VF/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/I6BF24VCZRFTYBTT3T7HDZUOTKOTNPLZ/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FYVE3GB4OG3BNT5DLQHYO4M5SXX33AQ5/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ANUGDBJ7NBUMSUFZUSKU3ZMQYZ2Z3STN/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FNB2UEDIIJCRQW4WJLZOPQJZXCVSXMLD/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 16, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ANUGDBJ7NBUMSUFZUSKU3ZMQYZ2Z3STN/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FNB2UEDIIJCRQW4WJLZOPQJZXCVSXMLD/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 21, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/I6BF24VCZRFTYBTT3T7HDZUOTKOTNPLZ/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FYVE3GB4OG3BNT5DLQHYO4M5SXX33AQ5/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 21, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DHGVGGMKGZSJ7YO67TGGPFEHBYMS63VF/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 05, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00023.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00023.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:runc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.1.4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:runc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.1.5
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 27, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00023.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 10, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://gist.github.com/LiveOverflow/c937820b688922eb127fb760ce06dab9 No Types Assigned https://gist.github.com/LiveOverflow/c937820b688922eb127fb760ce06dab9 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/issues/2197#issuecomment-1437617334 No Types Assigned https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/issues/2197#issuecomment-1437617334 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/issues/3751 No Types Assigned https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/issues/3751 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-706
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:runc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.1.4
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-27561 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} 0.00%

score

0.22895

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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