Amazon Linux 2023 Security Advisory: ALAS2023-2025-1304
Advisory Released Date: 2025-12-08
Advisory Updated Date: 2025-12-08
containerd is an open-source container runtime. Versions 0.1.0 through 1.7.28, 2.0.0-beta.0 through 2.0.6, 2.1.0-beta.0 through 2.1.4 and 2.2.0-beta.0 through 2.2.0-rc.1 have an overly broad default permission vulnerability. Directory paths `/var/lib/containerd`, `/run/containerd/io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri` and `/run/containerd/io.containerd.sandbox.controller.v1.shim` were all created with incorrect permissions. This issue is fixed in versions 1.7.29, 2.0.7, 2.1.5 and 2.2.0. Workarounds include updating system administrator permissions so the host can manually chmod the directories to not have group or world accessible permissions, or to run containerd in rootless mode. (CVE-2024-25621)
containerd is an open-source container runtime. Versions 1.7.28 and below, 2.0.0-beta.0 through 2.0.6, 2.1.0-beta.0 through 2.1.4, and 2.2.0-beta.0 through 2.2.0-rc.1 contain a bug in the CRI Attach implementation where a user can exhaust memory on the host due to goroutine leaks. This issue is fixed in versions 1.7.29, 2.0.7, 2.1.5 and 2.2.0. To workaround this vulnerability, users can set up an admission controller to control accesses to pods/attach resources. (CVE-2025-64329)
Affected Packages:
containerd
Issue Correction:
Run dnf update containerd --releasever 2023.9.20251208 or dnf update --advisory ALAS2023-2025-1304 --releasever 2023.9.20251208 to update your system.
More information on how to update your system can be found on this page: Amazon Linux 2023 documentation
aarch64:
containerd-debuginfo-2.1.5-1.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64
containerd-stress-debuginfo-2.1.5-1.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64
containerd-stress-2.1.5-1.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64
containerd-2.1.5-1.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64
containerd-debugsource-2.1.5-1.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64
src:
containerd-2.1.5-1.amzn2023.0.1.src
x86_64:
containerd-debuginfo-2.1.5-1.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64
containerd-stress-debuginfo-2.1.5-1.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64
containerd-stress-2.1.5-1.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64
containerd-2.1.5-1.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64
containerd-debugsource-2.1.5-1.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64