CVE-2022-23471

EUVD-2022-7476
containerd is an open source container runtime. A bug was found in containerd's CRI implementation where a user can exhaust memory on the host. In the CRI stream server, a goroutine is launched to handle terminal resize events if a TTY is requested. If the user's process fails to launch due to, for example, a faulty command, the goroutine will be stuck waiting to send without a receiver, resulting in a memory leak. Kubernetes and crictl can both be configured to use containerd's CRI implementation and the stream server is used for handling container IO. This bug has been fixed in containerd 1.6.12 and 1.5.16.  Users should update to these versions to resolve the issue. Users unable to upgrade should ensure that only trusted images and commands are used and that only trusted users have permissions to execute commands in running containers.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5.7 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
GitHub_MCNA
5.7 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 47%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
linuxfoundationcontainerd
𝑥
< 1.5.16
linuxfoundationcontainerd
1.6.0 ≤
𝑥
< 1.6.12
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
containerd
bookworm
1.6.20~ds1-1
fixed
bullseye
1.4.13~ds1-1~deb11u4
fixed
bullseye (security)
vulnerable
sid
1.7.23~ds2-1
fixed
trixie
1.7.23~ds2-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
containerd
bionic
Fixed 1.5.9-0ubuntu1~18.04.2
released
focal
Fixed 1.5.9-0ubuntu1~20.04.6
released
jammy
Fixed 1.5.9-0ubuntu3.1
released
kinetic
Fixed 1.6.4-0ubuntu1.1
released
lunar
not-affected
mantic
not-affected
noble
not-affected
trusty
ignored
xenial
needed