title: Kata Containers - Guests can trick the kata-runtime into mounting the container image on any host path
description: A malicious guest compromised before a container creation (e.g. a malicious guest image or a guest running multiple containers) can trick the kata runtime into mounting the untrusted container filesystem on any host path, potentially allowing for code execution on the host. This issue affects: Kata Containers 1.11 versions earlier than 1.11.1; Kata Containers 1.10 versions earlier than 1.10.5; Kata Containers 1.9 and earlier versions.
problem types: CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
affected:
{
product: Kata Containers
vendor: Kata Containers
versions:
lessThan: 1.11.1, status: affected, version: 1.11, versionType: custom
lessThan: 1.10.5, status: affected, version: 1.10, versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: 1.9, status: affected, version: 1, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: HIGH
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.8
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: CHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]