Description
containerd is an open-source container runtime. A bug was found in the containerd's CRI implementation where containerd, starting in version 2.0.1 and prior to version 2.0.5, doesn't put usernamespaced containers under the Kubernetes' cgroup hierarchy, therefore some Kubernetes limits are not honored. This may cause a denial of service of the Kubernetes node. This bug has been fixed in containerd 2.0.5+ and 2.1.0+. Users should update to these versions to resolve the issue. As a workaround, disable usernamespaced pods in Kubernetes temporarily.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| containerd | containerd | >= 2.0.1, < 2.0.5 | — |
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.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 25.10 | containerd-app | 2.0.5-0ubuntu1 | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20250523T151856-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:15159-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | trivy | 0.65.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:15454-1 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | containerd2 | 2.0.0-12 | — |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | k3s +2 | 1.33.0.1-r2 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | melange | 0.26.0-r1 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | wolfictl | 0.37.1-r1 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | zot | 2.1.3-r0 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/containerd/containerd/v2 | >= 2.0.1, < 2.0.5 | 2.0.5 | GHSA-cxfp-7pvr-95ff |
Advisories 2
- openSUSE-SU-2025:15454-1 trivy-0.65.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2025:15159-1 govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250523T151856-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026