USN-5012-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5012-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5012-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5012-1
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Published
2021-07-20T10:56:18.401508Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:54:50.799160Z
Summary
containerd vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that containerd incorrectly handled file permission changes. If a user or automated system were tricked into launching a specially crafted container image, a remote attacker could change permissions on files on the host filesystem and possibly escalate privileges.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / containerd

Package

Name
containerd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/containerd@1.5.2-0ubuntu1~18.04.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.5.2-0ubuntu1~18.04.2

Affected versions

0.*

0.2.5-0ubuntu2

1.*

1.2.6-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
1.2.6-0ubuntu1~18.04.2
1.3.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
1.3.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.2
1.3.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.3
1.3.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.4
1.4.4-0ubuntu1~18.04.2
1.5.2-0ubuntu1~18.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "containerd",
            "binary_version": "1.5.2-0ubuntu1~18.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "containerd-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.5.2-0ubuntu1~18.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.5.2-0ubuntu1~18.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-github-docker-containerd-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.5.2-0ubuntu1~18.04.2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / containerd

Package

Name
containerd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/containerd@1.5.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.5.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.2

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
1.3.3-0ubuntu2.3
1.4.4-0ubuntu1~20.04.2
1.5.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "containerd",
            "binary_version": "1.5.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "containerd-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.5.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.5.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-github-docker-containerd-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.5.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}