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High USN-4297-1 2 CVEs

runc vulnerabilities

Published Mar 9, 2020 · Updated Feb 10, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that runC incorrectly checked mount targets. An attacker
with a malicious container image could possibly mount over the /proc
directory and escalate privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04
LTS. (CVE-2019-16884)

It was discovered that runC incorrectly performed access control. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges.
(CVE-2019-19921)

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS runc 1.0.0~rc10-0ubuntu1~18.04.2

Vulnerabilities 2

  • High 7.5

    Incorrect Authorization in runc

    runc through 1.0.0-rc8, as used in Docker through 19.03.2-ce and other products, allows AppArmor restriction bypass because libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go incorrectly checks mount targets, and thus a malicious Docker image can mount over a /proc directory.

  • Medium 5.9

    opencontainers runc contains procfs race condition with a shared volume mount

    runc through 1.0.0-rc9 has Incorrect Access Control leading to Escalation of Privileges, related to libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go. To exploit this, an attacker must be able to spawn two containers with custom volume-mount configurations, and be able to run cus…

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-16884
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-19921