CVE-2024-25621

HIGH

7.3

Description

containerd is an open-source container runtime. Versions 0.1.0 through 1.7.28, 2.0.0-beta.0 through 2.0.6, 2.1.0-beta.0 through 2.1.4 and 2.2.0-beta.0 through 2.2.0-rc.1 have an overly broad default permission vulnerability. Directory paths `/var/lib/containerd`, `/run/containerd/io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri` and `/run/containerd/io.containerd.sandbox.controller.v1.shim` were all created with incorrect permissions. This issue is fixed in versions 1.7.29, 2.0.7, 2.1.5 and 2.2.0. Workarounds include updating system administrator permissions so the host can manually chmod the directories to not have group or world accessible permissions, or to run containerd in rootless mode.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.3

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published11/6/2025

Last Modified12/31/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

linuxfoundation:containerd

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-279

References

https://github.com/containerd/containerd/blob/main/docs/rootless.md(security-advisories@github.com)

https://github.com/containerd/containerd/commit/7c59e8e9e970d38061a77b586b23655c352bfec5(security-advisories@github.com)

https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-pwhc-rpq9-4c8w(security-advisories@github.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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