CVE-2024-21626

GitHub: CVE-2024-21626 Container breakout through process.cwd trickery and leaked fds

CVE-2024-21626 is fixed in 38 products on 1 platform, first by ALAS2023-2024-501, released January 25, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
8.6
Important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.1892
97th percentile

The container-tools module contains tools for working with containers, notably podman, buildah, skopeo, and runc. Security Fix(es): * runc: file descriptor leak (CVE-2024-21626) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
aardvark-dns · RHEL 8 2:1.7.0-1.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
aardvark-dns · almalinux 8 2:1.7.0-1.module_el8.9.0+3657+d86e192f ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
aardvark-dns · ol 8 2:1.7.0-1.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
buildah · RHEL 8 1:1.31.3-3.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
buildah · almalinux 8 1:1.31.3-3.module_el8.9.0+3717+81096349 ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
buildah · ol 8 1:1.31.3-3.0.1.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
buildah · rocky 8 1:1.24.6-7.module+el8.9.0+1445+07728297 RLSA-2024:0748 May 7, 2025
buildah-tests · RHEL 8 1:1.31.3-3.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
buildah-tests · almalinux 8 1:1.31.3-3.module_el8.9.0+3717+81096349 ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
buildah-tests · ol 8 1:1.31.3-3.0.1.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
cockpit-podman · RHEL 8 0:75-1.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
cockpit-podman · almalinux 8 75-1.module_el8.9.0+3643+9234dc3b ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
cockpit-podman · ol 8 0:75-1.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
cockpit-podman · rocky 8 0:46-1.module+el8.9.0+1445+07728297 RLSA-2024:0748 May 7, 2025
conmon · RHEL 8 3:2.1.8-1.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
conmon · almalinux 8 3:2.1.8-1.module_el8.9.0+3643+9234dc3b ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
conmon · ol 8 3:2.1.8-1.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
conmon · rocky 8 2:2.1.4-2.module+el8.9.0+1445+07728297 RLSA-2024:0748 May 7, 2025
container-selinux · RHEL 8 2:2.221.0-1.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
container-selinux · almalinux 8 2:2.221.0-1.module_el8.9.0+3643+9234dc3b ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
container-selinux · ol 8 2:2.221.0-1.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
container-selinux · rocky 8 2:2.205.0-3.module+el8.9.0+1445+07728297 RLSA-2024:0748 May 7, 2025
containernetworking-plugins · RHEL 8 1:1.3.0-8.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
containernetworking-plugins · almalinux 8 1:1.3.0-8.module_el8.9.0+3717+81096349 ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
containernetworking-plugins · ol 8 1:1.3.0-8.0.1.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
containers-common · RHEL 8 2:1-71.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
containers-common · almalinux 8 2:1-71.module_el8.9.0+3717+81096349 ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
containers-common · ol 8 2:1-70.0.2.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
containers-common · rocky 8 2:1-38.module+el8.9.0+1445+07728297 RLSA-2024:0748 May 7, 2025
crit · RHEL 8 0:3.18-4.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
crit · almalinux 8 3.18-4.module_el8.9.0+3643+9234dc3b ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
crit · ol 8 0:3.18-4.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
criu · RHEL 8 0:3.18-4.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
criu · almalinux 8 3.18-4.module_el8.9.0+3643+9234dc3b ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
criu · ol 8 0:3.18-4.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
criu · rocky 8 0:3.15-3.module+el8.9.0+1445+07728297 RLSA-2024:0748 May 7, 2025
criu-devel · RHEL 8 0:3.18-4.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
criu-devel · almalinux 8 3.18-4.module_el8.9.0+3643+9234dc3b ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
criu-devel · ol 8 0:3.18-4.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
criu-libs · RHEL 8 0:3.18-4.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
criu-libs · almalinux 8 3.18-4.module_el8.9.0+3643+9234dc3b ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
criu-libs · ol 8 0:3.18-4.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
crun · RHEL 8 0:1.8.7-1.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
crun · almalinux 8 1.8.7-1.module_el8.9.0+3643+9234dc3b ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
crun · ol 8 0:1.8.7-1.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
crun · opensuse-leap 15.6 1.20-bp156.2.3.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:0074-1 Feb 24, 2025
fuse-overlayfs · RHEL 8 0:1.12-1.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
fuse-overlayfs · almalinux 8 1.12-1.module_el8.9.0+3643+9234dc3b ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
fuse-overlayfs · ol 8 0:1.12-1.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
fuse-overlayfs · rocky 8 0:1.9-2.module+el8.9.0+1445+07728297 RLSA-2024:0748 May 7, 2025
golang-github-opencontainers-runc-dev · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.1.4-0ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm1 golang-github-opencontainers-runc-dev 1.1.4-0ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm1 Jan 31, 2024
golang-github-opencontainers-runc-dev · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.1.7-0ubuntu1~20.04.2 golang-github-opencontainers-runc-dev 1.1.7-0ubuntu1~20.04.2 Jan 31, 2024
golang-github-opencontainers-runc-dev · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1.1.7-0ubuntu1~22.04.2 golang-github-opencontainers-runc-dev 1.1.7-0ubuntu1~22.04.2 Jan 31, 2024
libslirp · RHEL 8 0:4.4.0-1.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
libslirp · almalinux 8 4.4.0-1.module_el8.8.0+3615+3543c705 ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
libslirp · ol 8 0:4.4.0-1.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
libslirp · rocky 8 0:4.4.0-1.module+el8.9.0+1445+07728297 RLSA-2024:0748 May 7, 2025
libslirp-devel · RHEL 8 0:4.4.0-1.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
libslirp-devel · almalinux 8 4.4.0-1.module_el8.8.0+3615+3543c705 ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
libslirp-devel · ol 8 0:4.4.0-1.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
netavark · RHEL 8 2:1.7.0-2.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
netavark · almalinux 8 2:1.7.0-2.module_el8.9.0+3717+81096349 ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
netavark · ol 8 2:1.7.0-2.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
oci-seccomp-bpf-hook · RHEL 8 0:1.2.9-1.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
oci-seccomp-bpf-hook · almalinux 8 1.2.9-1.module_el8.9.0+3643+9234dc3b ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
oci-seccomp-bpf-hook · ol 8 0:1.2.9-1.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
oci-seccomp-bpf-hook · rocky 8 0:1.2.5-2.module+el8.9.0+1445+07728297 RLSA-2024:0748 May 7, 2025
podman · RHEL 8 3:4.6.1-8.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
podman · almalinux 8 3:4.6.1-8.module_el8.9.0+3717+81096349 ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
podman · ol 8 3:4.6.1-8.0.1.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
podman-catatonit · RHEL 8 3:4.6.1-8.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
podman-catatonit · almalinux 8 3:4.6.1-8.module_el8.9.0+3717+81096349 ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
podman-catatonit · ol 8 3:4.6.1-8.0.1.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
podman-docker · RHEL 8 3:4.6.1-8.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
podman-docker · almalinux 8 3:4.6.1-8.module_el8.9.0+3717+81096349 ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
podman-docker · ol 8 3:4.6.1-8.0.1.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
podman-gvproxy · RHEL 8 3:4.6.1-8.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
podman-gvproxy · almalinux 8 3:4.6.1-8.module_el8.9.0+3717+81096349 ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
podman-gvproxy · ol 8 3:4.6.1-8.0.1.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
podman-plugins · RHEL 8 3:4.6.1-8.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
podman-plugins · almalinux 8 3:4.6.1-8.module_el8.9.0+3717+81096349 ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
podman-plugins · ol 8 3:4.6.1-8.0.1.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
podman-remote · RHEL 8 3:4.6.1-8.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
podman-remote · almalinux 8 3:4.6.1-8.module_el8.9.0+3717+81096349 ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
podman-remote · ol 8 3:4.6.1-8.0.1.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
podman-tests · RHEL 8 3:4.6.1-8.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
podman-tests · almalinux 8 3:4.6.1-8.module_el8.9.0+3717+81096349 ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
podman-tests · ol 8 3:4.6.1-8.0.1.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
python-podman · rocky 8 0:4.0.0-2.module+el8.9.0+1445+07728297 RLSA-2024:0748 May 7, 2025
python3-criu · RHEL 8 0:3.18-4.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
python3-criu · almalinux 8 3.18-4.module_el8.9.0+3643+9234dc3b ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
python3-criu · ol 8 0:3.18-4.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
python3-podman · RHEL 8 0:4.6.0-2.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
python3-podman · almalinux 8 4.6.0-2.module_el8.9.0+3717+81096349 ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
python3-podman · ol 8 0:4.6.0-2.0.1.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
runc · Debian 11.6 (bullseye) 1.0.0~rc93+ds1-5+deb11u3 DSA-5615-1 Feb 4, 2024
runc · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 1.1.5+ds1-1+deb12u1 DSA-5615-1 Feb 4, 2024
runc · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 1.1.12+ds1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-21626 Jan 31, 2024
runc · Debian 14 1.1.12+ds1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-21626 Jan 31, 2024
runc · RHEL 8 1:1.1.12-1.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
runc · RHEL 9 4:1.1.12-1.el9_3 RHSA-2024:0670 Feb 2, 2024
runc · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.1.4-0ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm1 runc 1.1.4-0ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm1 Jan 31, 2024
runc · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.1.7-0ubuntu1~20.04.2 runc 1.1.7-0ubuntu1~20.04.2 Jan 31, 2024
runc · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1.1.7-0ubuntu1~22.04.2 runc 1.1.7-0ubuntu1~22.04.2 Jan 31, 2024
runc · almalinux 8 1:1.1.12-1.module_el8.9.0+3717+81096349 ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
runc · almalinux 9 4:1.1.12-1.el9_3 ALSA-2024:0670 Feb 2, 2024
runc · amzn 2023 1.1.11-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2024-501 Jan 25, 2024
runc · ol 8 1:1.1.12-1.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
runc · ol 9 4:1.1.12-1.el9_3 ELSA-2024-0670 Feb 5, 2024
runc · rocky 8 1:1.1.12-1.module+el8.10.0+1815+5fe7415e RLSA-2024:0748 May 7, 2025
runc-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1.1.11-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2024-501 Jan 25, 2024
runc-debugsource · amzn 2023 1.1.11-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2024-501 Jan 25, 2024
skopeo · RHEL 8 2:1.13.3-3.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
skopeo · almalinux 8 2:1.13.3-3.module_el8.9.0+3717+81096349 ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
skopeo · ol 8 2:1.13.3-3.0.1.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
skopeo · rocky 8 2:1.6.2-9.module+el8.9.0+1578+aa900b44 RLSA-2024:0748 May 7, 2025
skopeo-tests · RHEL 8 2:1.13.3-3.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
skopeo-tests · almalinux 8 2:1.13.3-3.module_el8.9.0+3717+81096349 ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
skopeo-tests · ol 8 2:1.13.3-3.0.1.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
slirp4netns · RHEL 8 0:1.2.1-1.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
slirp4netns · almalinux 8 1.2.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3643+9234dc3b ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
slirp4netns · ol 8 0:1.2.1-1.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
slirp4netns · rocky 8 0:1.1.8-3.module+el8.9.0+1445+07728297 RLSA-2024:0748 May 7, 2025
toolbox · RHEL 8 0:0.0.99.4-5.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
toolbox · almalinux 8 0.0.99.4-5.module_el8.9.0+3643+9234dc3b ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
toolbox-tests · RHEL 8 0:0.0.99.4-5.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
toolbox-tests · almalinux 8 0.0.99.4-5.module_el8.9.0+3643+9234dc3b ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
udica · RHEL 8 0:0.2.6-20.module+el8.9.0+21243+a586538b RHSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
udica · almalinux 8 0.2.6-20.module_el8.8.0+3615+3543c705 ALSA-2024:0752 Feb 8, 2024
udica · ol 8 0:0.2.6-20.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 ELSA-2024-0752 Feb 14, 2024
udica · rocky 8 0:0.2.6-4.module+el8.9.0+1445+07728297 RLSA-2024:0748 May 7, 2025

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