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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844735
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4653-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'containerd' package(s) announced via the USN-4653-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'containerd' package(s) announced via the USN-4653-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that access controls for the shim's API socket did not
restrict access to the abstract unix domain socket in some cases. An attacker
could use this vulnerability to run containers with elevated privileges.

Affected Software/OS:
'containerd' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 20.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
3.6

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-15257
https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-36xw-fx78-c5r4
Debian Security Information: DSA-4865 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4865
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LNKXLOLZWO5FMAPX63ZL7JNKTNNT5NQD/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-33
https://github.com/containerd/containerd/commit/4a4bb851f5da563ff6e68a83dc837c7699c469ad
https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.4.3
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