CVE-2022-23471

NameCVE-2022-23471
Descriptioncontainerd 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.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
containerd (PTS)bullseye1.4.13~ds1-1~deb11u4fixed
bullseye (security)1.4.13~ds1-1~deb11u2vulnerable
bookworm1.6.20~ds1-1fixed
sid, trixie1.6.24~ds1-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
containerdsourcebullseye1.4.13~ds1-1~deb11u3
containerdsource(unstable)1.6.12~ds1-1

Notes

https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-2qjp-425j-52j9
https://github.com/containerd/containerd/commit/a05d175400b1145e5e6a735a6710579d181e7fb0

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