Amazon Linux 2023 Security Advisory: ALAS2023-2025-987
Advisory Released Date: 2025-06-02
Advisory Updated Date: 2025-06-02
Severity:
Medium
Issue Overview:
containerd is an open-source container runtime. A bug was found in containerd prior to versions 1.6.38, 1.7.27, and 2.0.4 where containers launched with a User set as a `UID:GID` larger than the maximum 32-bit signed integer can cause an overflow condition where the container ultimately runs as root (UID 0). This could cause unexpected behavior for environments that require containers to run as a non-root user. This bug has been fixed in containerd 1.6.38, 1.7.27, and 2.04. As a workaround, ensure that only trusted images are used and that only trusted users have permissions to import images. (CVE-2024-40635)
Affected Packages:
docker
Issue Correction:
Run dnf update docker --releasever 2023.7.20250527 to update your system.
New Packages:
aarch64:
docker-debuginfo-25.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.4.aarch64
docker-25.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.4.aarch64
docker-debugsource-25.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.4.aarch64
src:
docker-25.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.4.src
x86_64:
docker-debuginfo-25.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.4.x86_64
docker-25.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.4.x86_64
docker-debugsource-25.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.4.x86_64