GHSA-m6hq-p25p-ffr2 CVE-2025-64329 GO-2025-4108
containerd CRI server: Host memory exhaustion through Attach goroutine leak
- Severity
- 0.0 / 10
- Medium · CVSS 4.0
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- 0.17%
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 6.47% of scored vulnerabilities.
- Known exploited
- No
- Not in CISA's catalog
- Weakness
- CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
- Fix
- Available
- 2 packages have a fixed version
Description
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:
- Open an issue in containerd
- Email us at security@containerd.io
To report a security issue in containerd:
Affected versions
Go
| Package | Vulnerable | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| github.com/containerd/containerd | < 1.7.29 |
1.7.29 |
| github.com/containerd/containerd/v2 | < 2.0.7 |
2.0.7 |
| github.com/containerd/containerd/v2 | >= 2.1.0-beta.0, < 2.1.5 |
2.1.5 |
| github.com/containerd/containerd/v2 | >= 2.2.0-beta.0, < 2.2.0 |
2.2.0 |
| github.com/containerd/containerd/v2 | < 2.0.7>= 2.1.0-beta.0, < 2.1.5>= 2.2.0-beta.0, < 2.2.0 |
2.0.72.1.52.2.0 |
How to fix
Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.
github.com/containerd/containerd Go → 1.7.29
- go
go get github.com/containerd/containerd@v1.7.29 && go mod tidy
github.com/containerd/containerd/v2 Go → 2.0.7
- go
go get github.com/containerd/containerd/v2@v2.0.7 && go mod tidy
Severity breakdown
CVSS 4.0 0.0
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
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality (vulnerable system)
- None
- Integrity (vulnerable system)
- None
- Availability (vulnerable system)
- High
- Confidentiality (subsequent systems)
- None
- Integrity (subsequent systems)
- None
- Availability (subsequent systems)
- None
CVSS 3.1 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Weakness
CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.
How to prevent it
- Implementation: Choose a language or tool that provides automatic memory management, or makes manual memory management less error-prone. For example, glibc in Linux provides protection against free of invalid pointers. When using Xcode to target OS X or iOS, enable automatic reference counting (ARC) [REF-391]. To help correctly and consistently manage memory when programming in C++, consider using a smart pointer class such as std::auto_ptr (defined by ISO/IEC ISO/IEC 14882:2003), std::shared_ptr and std::unique_ptr (specified by an upcoming revision of the C++ standard, informally referred to as C++ 1x), or equivalent solutions such as Boost.
- Architecture and Design: Use an abstraction library to abstract away risky APIs. Not a complete solution.
- Architecture and Design, Build and Compilation: Consider using the Boehm-Demers-Weiser garbage collector (bdwgc), which can help avoid leaks.
References
Advisories
Packages
Other links
Timeline
- Published
- Last updated by the source
- Latest EPSS score
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