CVE-2023-27561: debian debian_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-27561 is a high (CVSS 7.0) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Public exploit (GitHub, Date unknown)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 12 · Related 9Timeline
- 03-03-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-12-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
runc through 1.1.4 has Incorrect Access Control leading to Escalation of Privileges, related to libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go. To exploit this, an attacker must be able to spawn two containers with custom volume-mount configurations, and be able to run custom images. NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2019-19921 regression.
CVSS metrics
8 scores · 8 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.0HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.0HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated7.0HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · GoEcosystem advisory · calculated7.0HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated7.0HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST7.0HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated7.0HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.45%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
39%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.45% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundC937820B688922Eb127Fb760Ce06Dab9
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Chainguard4 products
- cadvisorAll versions (No fix recorded)
- ctop< 0.7.7-r13
- podman< 5.2.2-r1
- podman-doc< 5.2.2-r1
Wolfi4 products
- cadvisorAll versions (No fix recorded)
- ctop< 0.7.7-r13
- podman< 5.2.2-r1
- podman-doc< 5.2.2-r1
Debian2 products
- runc< 1.1.5+ds1-1
- debian_linuxEOL10.0
Redhat2 products
- enterprise_linux8.0 | 9.0
- openshift_container_platform4.0
Alpine1 product
- runc< 1.1.5-r0 | < 1.1.4-r7
Github.com/opencontainers1 product
- runc≥ 1.0.0-rc95, < 1.1.5
Linuxfoundation1 product
- runc< 1.1.5
Opensuse1 product
- kubernetes1.27&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 1.27.2-1.1
Ubuntu1 product
- runc< 1.0.0~rc7+git20190403.029124da-0ubuntu1~16.04.4+esm4 | < 1.1.4-0ubuntu1~18.04.2 | < 1.1.4-0ubuntu1~20.04.3 | < 1.1.4-0ubuntu1~22.04.3
9 vendors · 17 products
References
34 links
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00023.htmlMailing ListARTICLEWEBThird Party Advisory
