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Echo: multiple github.com/containerd/containerd packages: security update to 1.7.36

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 457836

Description

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

 - containerd is an open-source container runtime. Prior to versions 1.7.36, 2.0.13, 2.2.9, 2.3.6, and 2.4.1,
 a crafted OCI index graph can force very high CPU/memory usage during PullImage (before container start),
 causing long ContainerCreating stalls and, at larger sizes, node/runtime instability. Versions 1.7.36,
 2.0.13, 2.2.9, 2.3.6, and 2.4.1 fix the issue. (CVE-2026-53493)

Solution

Update the github.com/containerd/containerd library and its related packages to version 1.7.36 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-53493

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 457836

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/5/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.61

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-53493

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Threat Score: 2.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/28/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/25/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-53493