Description
crun is an open source OCI Container Runtime fully written in C. Prior to version 1.28, crun's default device setup opens the container rootfs `/dev` directory without `O_NOFOLLOW`. If an OCI bundle contains `rootfs/dev` as a symlink and the bundle configuration does not mount `/dev`, crun follows that symlink and creates the default device nodes and stdio symlinks at the symlink target outside the container rootfs. In a local rootful crun replay, this created fixed device nodes and symlinks outside the rootfs before crun returned failure. A pre-existing file named `ptmx` in the target directory was also replaced by crun's forced `ptmx -> pts/ptmx` symlink. Version 1.28 fixes the issue.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| containers | crun | < 1.28 | — |
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | crun | 1.28-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | crun | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | crun | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | crun | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | crun | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | crun | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | crun | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | crun | No fix yet | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | crun | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | crun +2 | 1.28-2.hum1 | RHSA-2026:54855 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLE Micro 6.1 | crun | 1.15-slfo.1.1_2.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22247-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | crun | 1.14-3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22395-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | crun | 1.28-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11030-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | crun | 1.28-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | crun | 1.28-r0 | — |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | crun | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 5
- WID-SEC-2026-4549 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (crun, xfsprogs, glib-networking): Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
- RHSA-2026:54855 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22395-1 Security update for crun SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22247-1 Security update for crun SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 26, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11030-1 crun-1.28-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 16, 2026