GHSA-xhf5-7wjv-pqxp found in golang/github.com/containerd/containerd/v2@v2.3.1

GHSA-xhf5-7wjv-pqxp found in golang/github.com/containerd/containerd/v2@v2.3.1

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Risk: 2.45 (Low)
CVSS: 8.7

Description

Impact

A bug was found in containerd where the CRI plugin propagates labels from an image config (LABEL instruction in Dockerfile) to a container without validation. This may result in executing an arbitrary command on the host, via a plugin that consumes container labels for some operations.

Patches

This bug has been fixed in the following containerd versions:

• 2.3.2
• 2.2.5
• 2.1.9
• 2.0.10
• 1.7.33

Users should update to these versions to resolve the issue.

Workarounds

Ensure that only trusted images are used.

Credits

The containerd project would like to thank Anthropic Research, in collaboration with Claude, the GKE Security Team using Gemini, and Robert Prast (@robertprast) for independently discovering and responsibly disclosing this issue in accordance with the containerd security policy.

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

• Open an issue in containerd
• Email us at security@containerd.io

To report a security issue in containerd:

• Report a new vulnerability
• Email us at security@containerd.io

Affected component

The vulnerability is in pkg:golang/github.com/containerd/containerd/v2@v2.3.1, found in artifacts pkg:oci/devguard-k8s-image-inventory?repository_url=ghcr.io/l3montree-dev/devguard-k8s-image-inventory&arch=amd64&tag=main-amd64, pkg:oci/devguard-k8s-image-inventory?repository_url=ghcr.io/l3montree-dev/devguard-k8s-image-inventory&arch=arm64&tag=main-arm64.

Recommended fix

Upgrade to version v2.3.2 or later.

# Update all golang packages
go get -u ./... 
# Update only this package
go get v2@v2.3.2 

Additional guidance for mitigating vulnerabilities

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Interact with this vulnerability

You can use the following slash commands to interact with this vulnerability:

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/vulnerable-code-not-in-execute-path The vulnerable code exists, but is never executed at runtime.

/vulnerable-code-cannot-be-controlled-by-adversary Built-in protections prevent exploitation of this vulnerability.

/inline-mitigations-already-exist The vulnerable code cannot be controlled or influenced by an attacker.

🔁 Reopen the risk: Use this command to reopen a previously closed or accepted vulnerability.

/reopen ... 

Start by locating the Go dependency manifest and checking why github.com/containerd/containerd/v2 is resolved at v2.3.1. Update the dependency to v2.3.2 or later using the recommended Go command, then verify the affected amd64 and arm64 artifacts no longer report this vulnerability.