{"id":"USN-5012-1","summary":"containerd vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that containerd incorrectly handled file permission\nchanges. If a user or automated system were tricked into launching a\nspecially crafted container image, a remote attacker could change\npermissions on files on the host filesystem and possibly escalate\nprivileges.\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:42:16Z","published":"2021-07-20T10:56:18Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32760"],"upstream":["CVE-2021-32760","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32760"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5012-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-32760"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"containerd","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/containerd@1.5.2-0ubuntu1~18.04.2?arch=source&distro=bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.5.2-0ubuntu1~18.04.2"}]}],"versions":["0.2.5-0ubuntu2","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":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"containerd","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"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"high"}],"id":"CVE-2021-32760"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5012-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"containerd","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/containerd@1.5.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.2?arch=source&distro=focal"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.5.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.2"}]}],"versions":["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":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"containerd","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"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"high"}],"id":"CVE-2021-32760"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5012-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}