RockyLinux 8 : container-tools:rhel8 (RLSA-2025:21232)

high Nessus Plugin ID 277168

Synopsis

The remote RockyLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote RockyLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2025:21232 advisory.

* runc: container escape via 'masked path' abuse due to mount race conditions (CVE-2025-31133)

* runc: container escape with malicious config due to /dev/console mount and related races (CVE-2025-52565)

* runc: container escape and denial of service due to arbitrary write gadgets and procfs write redirects (CVE-2025-52881)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2025:21232

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2404705

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2404708

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2404715

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 277168

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2025-21232.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 12/3/2025

Updated: 12/4/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-52881

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-31133

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.4

Threat Score: 7.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-52565

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:netavark, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:oci-seccomp-bpf-hook, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:criu-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:slirp4netns-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:podman-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:runc, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:podman-remote, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:podman-gvproxy, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libslirp-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:podman-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:toolbox, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:conmon-debugsource, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:oci-seccomp-bpf-hook-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-podman, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:crun-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:podman-remote-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:crun, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:buildah-tests-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:skopeo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:crun-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:slirp4netns, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:toolbox-tests, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:podman-catatonit-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:podman-gvproxy-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-criu, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:fuse-overlayfs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:buildah-tests, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:containernetworking-plugins-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:runc-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:skopeo-tests, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:toolbox-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:podman, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:runc-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:containernetworking-plugins-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libslirp-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:podman-plugins-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:slirp4netns-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:aardvark-dns, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:conmon, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:criu-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:criu-libs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:fuse-overlayfs-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:containernetworking-plugins, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:buildah-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:buildah, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:cockpit-podman, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:conmon-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libslirp, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:podman-catatonit, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:toolbox-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:crit, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:buildah-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:fuse-overlayfs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:oci-seccomp-bpf-hook-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:containers-common, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:podman-docker, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libslirp-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:criu-libs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:criu-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:criu, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:podman-plugins, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:udica, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:podman-tests, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:container-selinux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/28/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/5/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-31133, CVE-2025-52565, CVE-2025-52881