CVE-2020-2026

Kata Containers - Guests can trick the kata-runtime into mounting the container image on any host path

Published Jun 10, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A malicious guest compromised before a container creation (e.g. a malicious guest image or a guest running multiple containers) can trick the kata runtime into mounting the untrusted container filesystem on any host path, potentially allowing for code execution on the host. This issue affects: Kata Containers 1.11 versions earlier than 1.11.1; Kata Containers 1.10 versions earlier than 1.10.5; Kata Containers 1.9 and earlier versions.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-0908 A malicious guest compromised before a container creation (e.g. a malicious guest image or a guest running multiple containers) can trick the kata runtime into mounting the untrusted container filesystem on any host path, potentially allowing for code execution on the host. This issue affects: Kata Containers 1.11 versions earlier than 1.11.1; Kata Containers 1.10 versions earlier than 1.10.5; Kata Containers 1.9 and earlier versions.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-877x-32pm-p28x Link Following in Kata Runtime
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
palo_alto
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 7:35 PM
Reserved
Dec 4, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 10, 2020, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:11 AM