CVE-2023-25153

containerd OCI image importer memory exhaustion

Published Feb 16, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
containerd is an open source container runtime. Before versions 1.6.18 and 1.5.18, when importing an OCI image, there was no limit on the number of bytes read for certain files. A maliciously crafted image with a large file where a limit was not applied could cause a denial of service. This bug has been fixed in containerd 1.6.18 and 1.5.18. Users should update to these versions to resolve the issue. As a workaround, ensure that only trusted images are used and that only trusted users have permissions to import images.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-0597 containerd is an open source container runtime. Before versions 1.6.18 and 1.5.18, when importing an OCI image, there was no limit on the number of bytes read for certain files. A maliciously crafted image with a large file where a limit was not applied could cause a denial of service. This bug has been fixed in containerd 1.6.18 and 1.5.18. Users should update to these versions to resolve the issue. As a workaround, ensure that only trusted images are used and that only trusted users have permissions to import images.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-259w-8hf6-59c2 OCI image importer memory exhaustion in github.com/containerd/containerd
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6202-1 containerd vulnerabilities
History
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Mar 10, 2025, 9:10 PM
Reserved
Feb 3, 2023, 4:59 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 16, 2023, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:40 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 15, 2023, 12:00 AM