USN-5311-2

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    USN-5311-2

    Published: 16 May 2022Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: containerd regression

    Details: USN-5311-1 released updates for contained. Unfortunately, a subsequent update reverted the fix for this CVE by mistake. This update corrects the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that containerd allows attackers to gain access to read- only copies of arbitrary files and directories on the host via a specially- crafted image configuration. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5311-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-23648

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: containerd

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~20.04.4?arch=source&distro=focal

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.5.9-0ubuntu1~20.04.4

    Affected versions

    1.2.10-0ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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