Description
A flaw was found in cri-o, where containers were incorrectly started with non-empty default permissions. A vulnerability was found in Moby (Docker Engine) where containers started incorrectly with non-empty inheritable Linux process capabilities. This flaw allows an attacker with access to programs with inheritable file capabilities to elevate those capabilities to the permitted set when execve(2) runs.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | cri-o | Affects all versions. | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift 4 | cri-o | 1.22.5-7.rhaos4.9.git3dbcd3c.el7 | RHSA-2022:1600, RHBA-2022:5433 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 4 | jenkins-2-plugins | 4.10.1650890594-1.el8 | RHSA-2022:1600 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/cri-o/cri-o | < 1.24.0 | 1.24.0 | GHSA-4hj2-r2pm-3hc6 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2022:1600 Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.10.12 security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 22, 2025
- RHBA-2022:5433 Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.9.41 packages update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 22, 2025