Gvisor Sandbox Under Attack: Root Access Required for Panic

CVE-2023-7258
4.8MEDIUM

Key Information

Vendor
Google
Status
Gvisor
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 May 2024

Summary

A denial of service exists in Gvisor Sandbox where a bug in reference counting code in mount point tracking could lead to a panic, making it possible for an attacker running as root and with permission to mount volumes to kill the sandbox. We recommend upgrading past commit 6a112c60a257dadac59962e0bc9e9b5aee70b5b6

Affected Version(s)

Gvisor < 6a112c60a257dadac59962e0bc9e9b5aee70b5b6

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published.

  • Vulnerability Reserved.

Collectors

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