CVE-2021-43784
Overflow in netlink bytemsg length field allows attacker to override netlink-based container configuration
02 Description
Overflow in netlink bytemsg length field allows attacker to override netlink-based container configuration
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 1.80% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 78.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.0 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2021-12-06 00:00Z4 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-10-15 17:14Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-11-16
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.0)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- ec78bb030ba41c2fe246a4f7e5f8f03a22077c3da9860e4fde890c450f631343
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/opencontainers/runc/security/advisories/GHSA-v95c-p5hm-xq8f
- github.comhttps://github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/9c444070ec7bb83995dbc0185da68284da71c554
- github.comhttps://github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/d72d057ba794164c3cce9451a00b72a78b25e1ae
- github.comhttps://github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/f50369af4b571e358f20b139eea52d612eb55eed
- bugs.chromium.orghttps://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2241
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20211206 [SECURITY] [DLA 2841-1] runc security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00005.html
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20240219 [SECURITY] [DLA 3735-1] runc security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/02/msg00005.html
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 9
- runc Fixed in 4:1.1.9-1.el9
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Arch Linux
- runc Fixed in 1.0.3-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 9
- runc Fixed in 4:1.1.9-1.el9
Derived from AlmaLinux 9. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 9 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- runc Fixed in 1.0.3+ds1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- runc Fixed in 1.0.3+ds1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- runc Fixed in 1.0.3+ds1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- runc Fixed in 1.0.0~rc7+git20190403.029124da-0ubuntu1~16.04.4+esm4Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- runc No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.