USN-4881-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4881-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4881-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4881-1
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Published
2021-03-17T12:59:01.064036Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:25Z
Summary
containerd vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that containerd incorrectly handled certain environment variables. Contrary to expectations, a container could receive environment variables defined for a different container, possibly containing sensitive information.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / containerd

Package

Name
containerd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/containerd@1.3.3-0ubuntu2.3?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.3-0ubuntu2.3

Affected versions

1.*

1.2.10-0ubuntu1
1.3.2-0ubuntu1
1.3.3-0ubuntu1
1.3.3-0ubuntu2
1.3.3-0ubuntu2.1
1.3.3-0ubuntu2.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "containerd",
            "binary_version": "1.3.3-0ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-github-docker-containerd-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.3.3-0ubuntu2.3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-21334",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}