Vulnerability identifier: #VU64007

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31030

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
containerd
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: containerd

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources within the ExecSync API. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

containerd: 1.5.0 - 1.5.12, 1.6.0 - 1.6.5

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External links
http://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.5.13
http://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-5ffw-gxpp-mxpf

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.