CVE-2023-25153
containerd OCI image importer memory exhaustion
At a glance
- Severity
- MEDIUM 6.2
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.36 % · percentile 30 (2026-10-27)
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
containerd is an open source container runtime. Before versions 1.6.18 and 1.5.18, when importing an OCI image, there was no limit on the number of bytes read for certain files. A maliciously crafted image with a large file where a limit was not applied could cause a denial of service. This bug has been fixed in containerd 1.6.18 and 1.5.18. Users should update to these versions to resolve the issue. As a workaround, ensure that only trusted images are used and that only trusted users have permissions to import images.
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Weaknesses (CWE)
Advisories
- GHSA-259w-8hf6-59c2 — OCI image importer memory exhaustion in github.com/containerd/containerd
- GO-2023-1573 — Memory exhaustion via OCI image importer in github.com/containerd/containerd
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-0597
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2023-25153
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0199 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0131 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0622 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0590 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0958 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0781 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Juniper Networks · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0350 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0199 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0119 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Siemens · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:containerd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 1.5.18cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:containerd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 1.6.0 < 1.6.18
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| containerd · containerd | affected < 1.5.18 ; affected >= 1.6.0, < 1.6.18 |
References
- https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-259w-8hf6-59c2
- https://github.com/containerd/containerd/commit/0c314901076a74a7b797a545d2f462285fdbb8c4
- https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.5.18
- https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.6.18
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |