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SCA: security update for github.com/containerd/containerd, github.com/containerd/containerd/v2 (GHSA-265r-hfxg-fhmg)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 421141

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-265r-hfxg-fhmg

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 421141

Version: Revision 1.13

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/18/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.58

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-40635

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/17/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/17/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-40635

cwe: CWE-190