CVE-2022-24778

Incorrect Authorization in imgcrypt

Published Mar 25, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
The imgcrypt library provides API exensions for containerd to support encrypted container images and implements the ctd-decoder command line tool for use by containerd to decrypt encrypted container images. The imgcrypt function `CheckAuthorization` is supposed to check whether the current used is authorized to access an encrypted image and prevent the user from running an image that another user previously decrypted on the same system. In versions prior to 1.1.4, a failure occurs when an image with a ManifestList is used and the architecture of the local host is not the first one in the ManifestList. Only the first architecture in the list was tested, which may not have its layers available locally since it could not be run on the host architecture. Therefore, the verdict on unavailable layers was that the image could be run anticipating that image run failure would occur later due to the layers not being available. However, this verdict to allow the image to run enabled other architectures in the ManifestList to run an image without providing keys if that image had previously been decrypted. A patch has been applied to imgcrypt 1.1.4. Workarounds may include usage of different namespaces for each remote user.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-1386 The imgcrypt library provides API exensions for containerd to support encrypted container images and implements the ctd-decoder command line tool for use by containerd to decrypt encrypted container images. The imgcrypt function `CheckAuthorization` is supposed to check whether the current used is authorized to access an encrypted image and prevent the user from running an image that another user previously decrypted on the same system. In versions prior to 1.1.4, a failure occurs when an image with a ManifestList is used and the architecture of the local host is not the first one in the ManifestList. Only the first architecture in the list was tested, which may not have its layers available locally since it could not be run on the host architecture. Therefore, the verdict on unavailable layers was that the image could be run anticipating that image run failure would occur later due to the layers not being available. However, this verdict to allow the image to run enabled other architectures in the ManifestList to run an image without providing keys if that image had previously been decrypted. A patch has been applied to imgcrypt 1.1.4. Workarounds may include usage of different namespaces for each remote user.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-8v99-48m9-c8pm Incorrect Authorization in imgcrypt
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5776-1 containerd vulnerabilities
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat acm
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2.4::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2.5::el8
Vendors & Products Redhat acm
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2.4::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2.5::el8
Vendors & Products Redhat acm
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Apr 22, 2025, 6:17 PM
Reserved
Feb 10, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 25, 2022, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:32 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Mar 25, 2022, 12:00 AM