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CVE-2023-25173 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-25173: containerd is an open source container runtime. A bug was found in containerd prior to versions 1.6.18 and 1.5.18 where supplementary groups are not set up properly inside a container. If an attacker has direct access to a container and manipulates their supplementary group access, they may be able

Affects 8 Linux releases across 8 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-25173 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • containerd→ fixed in1.4.13~ds1-1~deb11u4urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y containerd

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • containerd→ fixed in1.6.18~ds1-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y containerd

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • containerd→ fixed in1.6.18~ds1-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y containerd

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

  • containerd→ fixed in1.6.18-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade containerd

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

  • containerd→ fixed in1.6.18-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade containerd

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

  • containerd→ fixed in1.6.18-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade containerd

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

  • containerd→ fixed in1.6.18-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade containerd

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

  • containerd→ fixed in1.6.18-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade containerd
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