CVE-2024-40635

Public on 2025-03-17
Modified on 2025-05-12
Description
containerd is an open-source container runtime. A bug was found in containerd prior to versions 1.6.38, 1.7.27, and 2.0.4 where containers launched with a User set as a `UID:GID` larger than the maximum 32-bit signed integer can cause an overflow condition where the container ultimately runs as root (UID 0). This could cause unexpected behavior for environments that require containers to run as a non-root user. This bug has been fixed in containerd 1.6.38, 1.7.27, and 2.04. As a workaround, ensure that only trusted images are used and that only trusted users have permissions to import images.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
4.6
See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 containerd No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2 - Docker Extra containerd 2025-03-26 ALAS2DOCKER-2025-054 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2 - Ecs Extra containerd 2025-04-23 ALAS2ECS-2025-056 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2 - Aws-nitro-enclaves-cli Extra containerd 2025-03-26 ALAS2NITRO-ENCLAVES-2025-051 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2023 containerd 2025-03-26 ALAS2023-2025-920 Fixed
Amazon Linux 1 docker No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2 - Ecs Extra docker Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Docker Extra docker 2025-05-21 ALAS2DOCKER-2025-066 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2 - Aws-nitro-enclaves-cli Extra docker 2025-05-21 ALAS2NITRO-ENCLAVES-2025-062 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2023 docker 2025-05-21 ALAS2023-2025-987 Fixed
Amazon Linux 1 ecs-init No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2 - Ecs Extra ecs-init Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 ecs-init Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 4.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD CVSSv3 4.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N