# CVE-2024-25621: containerd affected by a local privilege escalation via wide permissions on CRI directory

CVE-2024-25621 is fixed in 11 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2024-25621, released November 6, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-25621
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.8 (Important)
- EPSS: 0.0017
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Nov 6, 2025
- Weakness: Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions
- Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-25621

## Description

This update for containerd fixes the following issues:  - Update to containerd v1.7.29 - CVE-2024-25621: Fixed an overly broad default permission vulnerability. (bsc#1253126) - CVE-2025-64329: Fixed a goroutine leaks which can lead to memory exhaustion on the host. (bsc#1253132)

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | containerd Debian 11.6 (bullseye) | 1.4.13~ds1-1~deb11u6 | [DLA-4467-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/dla-4467-1.md) | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Linux | containerd Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 1.6.20~ds1-1+deb12u2 | [DSA-6067-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/dsa-6067-1.md) | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Linux | containerd Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1.7.24~ds1-6+deb13u1 | [DSA-6067-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/dsa-6067-1.md) | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Linux | containerd Debian 14 | 1.7.24~ds1-9 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-25621](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-25621.md) | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Linux | containerd Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1.6.12-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm3 | [containerd 1.6.12-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-containerd-1.6.12-0ubuntu1-18.04.1-esm3.md) | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Linux | containerd Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1.7.24-0ubuntu1~20.04.2+esm1 | [containerd 1.7.24-0ubuntu1~20.04.2+esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-containerd-1.7.24-0ubuntu1-20.04.2-esm1.md) | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Linux | containerd Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1.7.28-0ubuntu1~22.04.1+esm1 | [containerd 1.7.28-0ubuntu1~22.04.1+esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-containerd-1.7.28-0ubuntu1-22.04.1-esm1.md) | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Linux | containerd Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1.7.28-0ubuntu1~24.04.2 | [containerd 1.7.28-0ubuntu1~24.04.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-containerd-1.7.28-0ubuntu1-24.04.2.md) | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Linux | containerd Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 2.1.3-0ubuntu3.1 | [containerd 2.1.3-0ubuntu3.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-questing-containerd-2.1.3-0ubuntu3.1.md) | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Linux | containerd amzn 2023 | 2.1.5-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2025-1304](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1304.md) | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Linux | containerd opensuse-leap 15.6 | 1.7.29-150000.128.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:4288-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-4288-1.md) | Nov 28, 2025 |
| Linux | containerd opensuse-leap 16.0 | 1.7.33-160000.1.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21213-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21213-1.md) | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Linux | containerd sles 15.6 | 1.7.29-150000.128.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:4288-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-4288-1.md) | Nov 28, 2025 |
| Linux | containerd sles 15.7 | 1.7.29-150000.128.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:4288-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-4288-1.md) | Nov 28, 2025 |
| Linux | containerd-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 2.1.5-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2025-1304](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1304.md) | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Linux | containerd-debugsource amzn 2023 | 2.1.5-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2025-1304](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1304.md) | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Linux | containerd-stress amzn 2023 | 2.1.5-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2025-1304](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1304.md) | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Linux | containerd-stress-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 2.1.5-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2025-1304](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1304.md) | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Linux | golang-github-containerd-containerd-api-dev Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 1.7.24~ds1-8ubuntu1.1 | [golang-github-containerd-containerd-api-dev 1.7.24~ds1-8ubuntu1.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-questing-golang-github-containerd-containerd-api-dev-1.7.24-ds1-8ubuntu1.1.md) | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Linux | golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1.6.12-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm3 | [golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev 1.6.12-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev-1.6.12-0ubuntu1-18.04.1-esm3.md) | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Linux | golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1.6.12-0ubuntu1~20.04.8+esm1 | [golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev 1.6.12-0ubuntu1~20.04.8+esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev-1.6.12-0ubuntu1-20.04.8-esm1.md) | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Linux | golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1.6.12-0ubuntu1~22.04.10 | [golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev 1.6.12-0ubuntu1~22.04.10](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev-1.6.12-0ubuntu1-22.04.10.md) | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Linux | golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1.6.24~ds1-1ubuntu1.3+esm2 | [golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev 1.6.24~ds1-1ubuntu1.3+esm2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev-1.6.24-ds1-1ubuntu1.3-esm2.md) | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Linux | golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 1.7.24~ds1-8ubuntu1.1 | [golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev 1.7.24~ds1-8ubuntu1.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-questing-golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev-1.7.24-ds1-8ubuntu1.1.md) | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Linux | govulncheck-vulndb opensuse-leap 16.0 | 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21483-1.md) | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Linux | trivy Fedora 43 | 0.69.3-1.fc43 | [FEDORA-2026-868E266938](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/fedora-2026-868e266938.md) | Apr 4, 2026 |
| Linux | trivy-debuginfo Fedora 43 | 0.69.3-1.fc43 | [FEDORA-2026-868E266938](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/fedora-2026-868e266938.md) | Apr 4, 2026 |
| Linux | trivy-debugsource Fedora 43 | 0.69.3-1.fc43 | [FEDORA-2026-868E266938](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/fedora-2026-868e266938.md) | Apr 4, 2026 |

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