CVE-2024-406354.6MediumCWE-190

CVE-2024-40635: containerd has an integer overflow in User ID handling

containerd

Affected: containerd · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

0.3%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

23rd percentile

050100

Higher than 23% of scored CVEs

4.6MediumCVSS 3.1

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

containerd is an open-source container runtime. A bug was found in containerd prior to versions 1.6.38, 1.7.27, and 2.0.4 where containers launched with a User set as a `UID:GID` larger than the maximum 32-bit signed integer can cause an overflow condition where the container ultimately runs as root (UID 0). This could cause unexpected behavior for environments that require containers to run as a non-root user. This bug has been fixed in containerd 1.6.38, 1.7.27, and 2.04. As a workaround, ensure that only trusted images are used and that only trusted users have permissions to import images.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

containerd · containerd< 1.6.38; >= 1.7.0-beta.0, < 1.7.27; >= 2.0.0-beta.0, < 2.0.4

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Exploitation: Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Integer Overflow · Memory Corruption
Vendor: containerd
Published: March 2025
Band: Unlikely (under 1%), March 2025

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