GHSA-M6HQ-P25P-FFR2

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-11-06 23:32 – Updated: 2025-11-07 16:42
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Summary
containerd CRI server: Host memory exhaustion through Attach goroutine leak
Details

Impact

A bug was found in containerd's CRI Attach implementation where a user can exhaust memory on the host due to goroutine leaks.

Repetitive calls of CRI Attach (e.g., kubectl attach) could increase the memory usage of containerd.

Patches

This bug has been fixed in the following containerd versions:

  • 2.2.0
  • 2.1.5
  • 2.0.7
  • 1.7.29

Users should update to these versions to resolve the issue.

Workarounds

Set up an admission controller to control accesses to pods/attach resources. e.g., Validating Admission Policy.

Credits

The containerd project would like to thank @Wheat2018 for responsibly disclosing this issue in accordance with the containerd security policy.

References

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-64329

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

To report a security issue in containerd:

Severity
6.9 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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