CVE-2025-31133

runc container escape via "masked path" abuse due to mount race conditions

Published Nov 6, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 7.3 High EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
runc is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification. In versions 1.2.7 and below, 1.3.0-rc.1 through 1.3.1, 1.4.0-rc.1 and 1.4.0-rc.2 files, runc would not perform sufficient verification that the source of the bind-mount (i.e., the container's /dev/null) was actually a real /dev/null inode when using the container's /dev/null to mask. This exposes two methods of attack: an arbitrary mount gadget, leading to host information disclosure, host denial of service, container escape, or a bypassing of maskedPaths. This issue is fixed in versions 1.2.8, 1.3.3 and 1.4.0-rc.3.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-9493-h29p-rfm2 runc container escape via "masked path" abuse due to mount race conditions
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linuxfoundation
Linuxfoundation runc
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:runc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:runc:1.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:runc:1.4.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linuxfoundation
Linuxfoundation runc
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Opencontainers
Opencontainers runc
Vendors & Products Opencontainers
Opencontainers runc
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in runc. This flaw exploits an issue with how masked paths are implementedin runc. When masking files, runc will bind-mount the container's /dev/null inode on top of the file. However, if an attacker can replace /dev/null with a symlink to some other procfs file, runc will instead bind-mount the symlink target read-write. runc is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification. In versions 1.2.7 and below, 1.3.0-rc.1 through 1.3.1, 1.4.0-rc.1 and 1.4.0-rc.2 files, runc would not perform sufficient verification that the source of the bind-mount (i.e., the container's /dev/null) was actually a real /dev/null inode when using the container's /dev/null to mask. This exposes two methods of attack: an arbitrary mount gadget, leading to host information disclosure, host denial of service, container escape, or a bypassing of maskedPaths. This issue is fixed in versions 1.2.8, 1.3.3 and 1.4.0-rc.3.
Title runc: container escape via 'masked path' abuse due to mount race conditions runc container escape via "masked path" abuse due to mount race conditions
Weaknesses CWE-363
CWE-61
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in runc. This flaw exploits an issue with how masked paths are implementedin runc. When masking files, runc will bind-mount the container's /dev/null inode on top of the file. However, if an attacker can replace /dev/null with a symlink to some other procfs file, runc will instead bind-mount the symlink target read-write.
Title runc: container escape via 'masked path' abuse due to mount race conditions
Weaknesses CWE-59
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Nov 6, 2025, 7:22 PM
Reserved
Mar 26, 2025, 3:04 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Nov 6, 2025, 7:15 PM
Modified
Oct 7, 2026, 9:10 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Nov 5, 2025, 12:00 AM