runc up to 1.1.4 volume-mount Configuration rootfs_linux.go access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in runc up to 1.1.4. It has been declared as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go of the component volume-mount Configuration. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-27561. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in runc up to 1.1.4. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go of the component volume-mount Configuration. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

runc through 1.1.4 has Incorrect Access Control leading to Escalation of Privileges, related to libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go. To exploit this, an attacker must be able to spawn two containers with custom volume-mount configurations, and be able to run custom images. NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2019-19921 regression.

The weakness was presented 03/04/2023 as 2197. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-27561 since 03/03/2023. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211562 (Oracle Linux 9 : runc (ELSA-2024-9200)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (211562), EUVD (EUVD-2023-1117) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2023-1183). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • Gentoo Linux
  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • Open Source docker
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • RESF Rocky Linux

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 211562
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 9 : runc (ELSA-2024-9200)

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 2197
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-27561 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-27561
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-222298
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CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2023-1183 - docker: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 03/04/2023 09:40
Updated: 11/28/2025 17:34
Changes: 03/04/2023 09:40 (39), 03/31/2023 10:03 (11), 11/19/2024 23:26 (17), 12/06/2024 15:39 (11), 07/06/2025 18:18 (1), 11/28/2025 17:34 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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