CVE-2022-27652

cri-o: Default inheritable capabilities for linux container should be empty

Published Apr 18, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in cri-o, where containers were incorrectly started with non-empty default permissions. A vulnerability was found in Moby (Docker Engine) where containers started incorrectly with non-empty inheritable Linux process capabilities. This flaw allows an attacker with access to programs with inheritable file capabilities to elevate those capabilities to the permitted set when execve(2) runs.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-1621 A flaw was found in cri-o, where containers were incorrectly started with non-empty default permissions. A vulnerability was found in Moby (Docker Engine) where containers started incorrectly with non-empty inheritable Linux process capabilities. This flaw allows an attacker with access to programs with inheritable file capabilities to elevate those capabilities to the permitted set when execve(2) runs.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-4hj2-r2pm-3hc6 Incorrect Default Permissions in CRI-O
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 5:32 AM
Reserved
Mar 22, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 18, 2022, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:37 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 30, 2022, 12:00 PM