CVE-2023-27561

runc: volume mount race condition (regression of CVE-2019-19921)

Published Mar 3, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
runc through 1.1.4 has Incorrect Access Control leading to Escalation of Privileges, related to libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go. To exploit this, an attacker must be able to spawn two containers with custom volume-mount configurations, and be able to run custom images. NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2019-19921 regression.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3369-1 runc security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-1117 runc through 1.1.4 has Incorrect Access Control leading to Escalation of Privileges, related to libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go. To exploit this, an attacker must be able to spawn two containers with custom volume-mount configurations, and be able to run custom images. NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2019-19921 regression.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-vpvm-3wq2-2wvm Opencontainers runc Incorrect Authorization vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6088-1 runC vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6088-2 runC vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:runc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'No', 'Exploitation': 'None', 'Technical Impact': 'Total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:runc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'No', 'Exploitation': 'None', 'Technical Impact': 'Total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Dec 16, 2025, 8:02 PM
Reserved
Mar 3, 2023, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 3, 2023, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:45 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 20, 2023, 12:00 AM