CVE-2026-46680

NameCVE-2026-46680
Descriptioncontainerd is an open-source container runtime. In versions prior to 1.7.32, 2.0.9, 2.2.4 and 2.3.1, containers launched with a numeric User directive that cannot be parsed as a 32-bit integer are incorrectly treated as a username, leading to runAsNonRoot evasion. If a crafted image provides an /etc/passwd file mapping this large numeric string to root, the container ultimately runs as root (UID 0). This allows the Kubernetes runAsNonRoot restriction to be bypassed, causing unexpected behavior for environments that require containers to run as a non-root user. This issue has been fixed in versions 1.7.32, 2.0.9, 2.2.4 and 2.3.1.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
containerd (PTS)bullseye1.4.13~ds1-1~deb11u4vulnerable
bullseye (security)1.4.13~ds1-1~deb11u6vulnerable
bookworm1.6.20~ds1-1+deb12u3vulnerable
bookworm (security)1.6.20~ds1-1+deb12u2vulnerable
trixie (security), trixie1.7.24~ds1-6+deb13u1vulnerable
forky, sid2.1.9+ds1-1vulnerable

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
containerdsource(unstable)(unfixed)

Notes

https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-fqw6-gf59-qr4w

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