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Vulnerability Change Records for CVE-2024-40635

Change History

New CVE Received from GitHub, Inc. 3/17/2025 6:15:13 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Description

								
							
							
						
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.
Added CVSS V3.1

								
							
							
						
AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Added CWE

								
							
							
						
CWE-190
Added Reference

								
							
							
						
https://github.com/containerd/containerd/commit/05044ec0a9a75232cad458027ca83437aae3f4da
Added Reference

								
							
							
						
https://github.com/containerd/containerd/commit/1a43cb6a1035441f9aca8f5666a9b3ef9e70ab20
Added Reference

								
							
							
						
https://github.com/containerd/containerd/commit/cf158e884cfe4812a6c371b59e4ea9bc4c46e51a
Added Reference

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