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CVE-2024-40635 — containerd is an open-source container runtime

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 ult

CVSS
4.6 MEDIUM
EPSS
1.00% (top 97.60%)
CWE
CWE-190
Published
2025-03-17T21:32:37.894Z
Last modified
2025-05-04T22:02:39.748Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

01What is this vulnerability?

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…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
containerdcontainerd< 1.6.38, >= 1.7.0-beta.0, < 1.7.27, >= 2.0.0-beta.0, < 2.0.4

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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