CVE catalog
CVE-2023-25809
runc: CVE-2023-25809
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.32% · Oct 25, 2026
runc is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification. In affected versions it was found that rootless runc makes `/sys/fs/cgroup` writable in following conditons: 1. when runc is executed inside the user namespace, and the `config.json` does not specify the cgroup namespace to be unshared (e.g.., `(docker|podman|nerdctl) run --cgroupns=host`, with Rootless Docker/Podman/nerdctl) or 2. when runc is executed outside the user namespace, and `/sys` is mounted with `rbind, ro` (e.g., `runc spec --rootless`; this condition is very rare). A container may gain the write access to user-owned cgroup hierarchy `/sys/fs/cgroup/user.slice/...` on the host . Other users's cgroup hierarchies are not affected. Users are advised to upgrade to version 1.1.5. Users unable to upgrade may unshare the cgroup namespace (`(docker|podman|nerdctl) run --cgroupns=private)`. This is the default behavior of Docker/Podman/nerdctl on cgroup v2 hosts. or add `/sys/fs/cgroup` to `maskedPaths`.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | runc | sid | 1.3.6+ds1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | runc | forky | 1.3.6+ds1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | runc | trixie | 1.1.15+ds1-2 | fixed |
| Debian | runc | bookworm | 1.1.5+ds1-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Debian | runc | bookworm-security | 1.1.5+ds1-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.0.0~rc2+docker1.13.1-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.0.0~rc4+dfsg1-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.0.0~rc4+dfsg1-6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.0.0~rc4+dfsg1-6ubuntu0.18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.0.0~rc7+git20190403.029124da-0ubuntu1~18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.0.0~rc7+git20190403.029124da-0ubuntu1~18.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.0.0~rc10-0ubuntu1~18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.0.0~rc10-0ubuntu1~18.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.0.0~rc93-0ubuntu1~18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.0.0~rc93-0ubuntu1~18.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.0.0~rc95-0ubuntu1~18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.0.0~rc95-0ubuntu1~18.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.0.1-0ubuntu2~18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.1.0-0ubuntu1~18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.1.4-0ubuntu1~18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.1.4-0ubuntu1~18.04.2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | runc | 20.04 | 1.0.0~rc8+git20190923.3e425f80-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 20.04 | 1.0.0~rc10-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 20.04 | 1.0.0~rc93-0ubuntu1~20.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 20.04 | 1.0.0~rc93-0ubuntu1~20.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 20.04 | 1.0.0~rc95-0ubuntu1~20.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 20.04 | 1.0.0~rc95-0ubuntu1~20.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 20.04 | 1.0.1-0ubuntu2~20.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 20.04 | 1.1.0-0ubuntu1~20.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 20.04 | 1.1.0-0ubuntu1~20.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 20.04 | 1.1.4-0ubuntu1~20.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 20.04 | 1.1.4-0ubuntu1~20.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 20.04 | 1.1.4-0ubuntu1~20.04.3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | runc | 22.04 | 1.0.1-0ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 22.04 | 1.0.1-0ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 22.04 | 1.0.3-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 22.04 | 1.1.0-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 22.04 | 1.1.0-0ubuntu1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 22.04 | 1.1.4-0ubuntu1~22.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 22.04 | 1.1.4-0ubuntu1~22.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 22.04 | 1.1.4-0ubuntu1~22.04.3 | fixed |
| Suse | runc | linux enterprise micro 5.3 | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | fixed |
| Suse | runc | linux enterprise micro 5.4 | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | fixed |
| Suse | runc | linux enterprise module for containers 15 sp4 | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | fixed |
| Suse | runc | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp1-ltss | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | fixed |
| Suse | runc | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp2-ltss | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | fixed |
| Suse | runc | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp3-espos | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | fixed |
| Suse | runc | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp3-ltss | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | fixed |
| Suse | runc | linux enterprise server 15 sp1-ltss | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | fixed |
| Suse | runc | linux enterprise server 15 sp2-ltss | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | fixed |
| Suse | runc | linux enterprise server 15 sp3-ltss | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | fixed |
| Suse | runc | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp1 | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | fixed |
| Suse | runc | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp2 | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | fixed |
| Suse | runc | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp3 | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | fixed |
| Suse | runc | linux enterprise micro 5.1 | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | fixed |
| Suse | runc | linux enterprise micro 5.2 | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | fixed |
| Suse | runc | enterprise storage 7 | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | fixed |
| Suse | runc | enterprise storage 7.1 | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | runc | leap micro 5.3 | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | runc | leap 15.4 | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | runc | tumbleweed | 1.1.5-1.1 | fixed |
| Suse | runc | linux enterprise module for containers 12 | 1.1.5-16.29.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | runc | pro | 0.0.8+dfsg-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | pro | 0.1.1-0ubuntu5~16.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | pro | 1.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu1~16.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | pro | 1.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu2~16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | pro | 1.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu2~16.04.1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | pro | 1.0.0~rc2-0ubuntu2~16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | pro | 1.0.0~rc2+docker1.12.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | pro | 1.0.0~rc2+docker1.13.1-0ubuntu1~16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | pro | 1.0.0~rc2+docker1.13.1-0ubuntu1~16.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | pro | 1.0.0~rc7+git20190403.029124da-0ubuntu1~16.04.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | pro | 1.0.0~rc7+git20190403.029124da-0ubuntu1~16.04.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | pro | 1.0.0~rc7+git20190403.029124da-0ubuntu1~16.04.4+esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | pro | 1.0.0~rc7+git20190403.029124da-0ubuntu1~16.04.4+esm2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | pro | 1.0.0~rc7+git20190403.029124da-0ubuntu1~16.04.4+esm4 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.0.0~rc2+docker1.13.1-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.0.0~rc4+dfsg1-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.0.0~rc4+dfsg1-6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.0.0~rc4+dfsg1-6ubuntu0.18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.0.0~rc7+git20190403.029124da-0ubuntu1~18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.0.0~rc7+git20190403.029124da-0ubuntu1~18.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.0.0~rc10-0ubuntu1~18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.0.0~rc10-0ubuntu1~18.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.0.0~rc93-0ubuntu1~18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.0.0~rc93-0ubuntu1~18.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.0.0~rc95-0ubuntu1~18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.0.0~rc95-0ubuntu1~18.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.0.1-0ubuntu2~18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.1.0-0ubuntu1~18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.1.4-0ubuntu1~18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 18.04 | 1.1.4-0ubuntu1~18.04.2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | runc | 20.04 | 1.0.0~rc8+git20190923.3e425f80-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 20.04 | 1.0.0~rc10-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 20.04 | 1.0.0~rc93-0ubuntu1~20.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 20.04 | 1.0.0~rc93-0ubuntu1~20.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 20.04 | 1.0.0~rc95-0ubuntu1~20.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 20.04 | 1.0.0~rc95-0ubuntu1~20.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 20.04 | 1.0.1-0ubuntu2~20.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 20.04 | 1.1.0-0ubuntu1~20.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 20.04 | 1.1.0-0ubuntu1~20.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 20.04 | 1.1.4-0ubuntu1~20.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 20.04 | 1.1.4-0ubuntu1~20.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 20.04 | 1.1.4-0ubuntu1~20.04.3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | runc | 22.04 | 1.0.1-0ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 22.04 | 1.0.1-0ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 22.04 | 1.0.3-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 22.04 | 1.1.0-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 22.04 | 1.1.0-0ubuntu1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 22.04 | 1.1.4-0ubuntu1~22.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 22.04 | 1.1.4-0ubuntu1~22.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | runc | 22.04 | 1.1.4-0ubuntu1~22.04.3 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | runc | source | sid | 1.1.5+ds1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | runc | source | forky | 1.1.5+ds1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | runc | source | trixie | 1.1.5+ds1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | runc | source | bookworm | 1.1.5+ds1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | runc | deb | 18.04 | 1.1.4-0ubuntu1~18.04.2 | Not reported | USN-6088-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | runc | deb | 20.04 | 1.1.4-0ubuntu1~20.04.3 | Not reported | USN-6088-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | runc | deb | 22.04 | 1.1.4-0ubuntu1~22.04.3 | Not reported | USN-6088-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | runc | rpm | linux enterprise micro 5.3 | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:2003-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | runc | rpm | linux enterprise micro 5.4 | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:2003-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | runc | rpm | linux enterprise module for containers 15 sp4 | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:2003-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | runc | rpm | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp1-ltss | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:2003-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | runc | rpm | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp2-ltss | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:2003-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | runc | rpm | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp3-espos | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:2003-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | runc | rpm | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp3-ltss | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:2003-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | runc | rpm | linux enterprise server 15 sp1-ltss | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:2003-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | runc | rpm | linux enterprise server 15 sp2-ltss | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:2003-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | runc | rpm | linux enterprise server 15 sp3-ltss | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:2003-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | runc | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp1 | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:2003-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | runc | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp2 | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:2003-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | runc | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp3 | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:2003-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | runc | rpm | linux enterprise micro 5.1 | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:2003-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | runc | rpm | linux enterprise micro 5.2 | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:2003-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | runc | rpm | enterprise storage 7 | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:2003-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | runc | rpm | enterprise storage 7.1 | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:2003-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | runc | rpm | leap micro 5.3 | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:2003-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | runc | rpm | leap 15.4 | 1.1.5-150000.41.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:2003-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | runc | rpm | tumbleweed | 1.1.5-1.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12826-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | runc | rpm | linux enterprise module for containers 12 | 1.1.5-16.29.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:1726-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | runc | deb | pro | 1.0.0~rc7+git20190403.029124da-0ubuntu1~16.04.4+esm4 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25809 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | runc | deb | 18.04 | 1.1.4-0ubuntu1~18.04.2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25809 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | runc | deb | 20.04 | 1.1.4-0ubuntu1~20.04.3 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25809 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | runc | deb | 22.04 | 1.1.4-0ubuntu1~22.04.3 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25809 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2023_1726-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25809]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2023:1726-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2023:2003-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25809]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-6088-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:12826-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-25809]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2023/cve-2023-25809.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2024/wid-sec-w-2024-0794.json]
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