{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40635","details":"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.","modified":"2026-01-30T05:30:59Z","published":"2025-03-17T22:15:00Z","related":["USN-7374-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2024-40635"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-40635"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40635"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-265r-hfxg-fhmg"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/containerd/containerd/commit/11504c3fc5f45634f2d93d57743a998194430b82"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/containerd/containerd/commit/9639b9625554183d0c4d8d072dccb84fedd2320f"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/containerd/containerd/commit/05044ec0a9a75232cad458027ca83437aae3f4da"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/containerd/containerd/commit/1a43cb6a1035441f9aca8f5666a9b3ef9e70ab20"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/containerd/containerd/commit/cf158e884cfe4812a6c371b59e4ea9bc4c46e51a"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7374-1"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"containerd","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/containerd@1.2.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.6+esm5?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.2.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.6+esm5"}]}],"versions":["0.2.1-0ubuntu4~16.04","0.2.3-0ubuntu1~16.04","0.2.5-0ubuntu1~16.04.1","1.2.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.2","1.2.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.3","1.2.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.4","1.2.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.5","1.2.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.6","1.2.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.6+esm1","1.2.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.6+esm2","1.2.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.6+esm4"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"containerd","binary_version":"1.2.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.6+esm5"},{"binary_name":"golang-github-docker-containerd-dev","binary_version":"1.2.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.6+esm5"}],"availability":"Available 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