Summary
Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2023 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-46680: containerd is an open-source container runtime. In versions prior to 1.7.32, 2.0.9, 2.2.4 and 2.3.1, containers launched with a numeric User directive that cannot be parsed as a 32-bit integer are incorrectly treated as a username, leading to runAsNonRoot evasion. If a crafted image provides an /etc/passwd file mapping this large numeric string to root, the container ultimately runs as root (UID 0). This allows the Kubernetes runAsNonRoot restriction to be bypassed, causing unexpected behavior for environments that require containers to run as a non-root user. This issue has been fixed in versions 1.7.32, 2.0.9, 2.2.4 and 2.3.1.
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | runfinch-finch | 0:1.17.2-1.amzn2023.0.1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 7.3CVE-2026-46680 Public exploit
containerd user ID handling bypass allows runAsNonRoot evasion
containerd is an open-source container runtime. In versions prior to 1.7.32, 2.0.9, 2.2.4 and 2.3.1, containers launched with a numeric User directive that cannot be parsed as a 32-bit integer are incorrectly treated as a username, leading to runAsNonRoot eva…
References
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web
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2026-46680.html