CVE-2020-2024

Kata Containers - Guests can trick the kata-runtime into unmounting any mount point on the host

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Published May 19, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An improper link resolution vulnerability affects Kata Containers versions prior to 1.11.0. Upon container teardown, a malicious guest can trick the kata-runtime into unmounting any mount point on the host and all mount points underneath it, potentiality resulting in a host DoS.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Kata Containers

Kata Containers

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 1.11.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:katacontainers:runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-22051	An improper link resolution vulnerability affects Kata Containers versions prior to 1.11.0. Upon container teardown, a malicious guest can trick the kata-runtime into unmounting any mount point on the host and all mount points underneath it, potentiality resulting in a host DoS.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.366% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/kata-containers/runtime/issues/2474
https://github.com/kata-containers/runtime/pull/2475

History

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Subscriptions

Katacontainers Runtime

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 1:01 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: palo_alto
Published: May 19, 2020, 9:05 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 1:01 AM
Reserved: Dec 4, 2019, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:11 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 19, 2020, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:11 AM

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