A runC security update has been released for Gentoo Linux.

GLSA 202107-26 : runC: Container breakout

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202107-26
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  https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Low
Title: runC: Container breakout
Date: July 10, 2021
Bugs: #790257
ID: 202107-26

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been found in runC which could result in privilege
escalation.

Background
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runC is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the
OCI specification.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-emulation/runc < 1.0.0_rc95 >= 1.0.0_rc95

Description
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A vulnerability in runC could allow an attacker to achieve privilege
escalation if specific mount configuration prerequisites are satisfied.

Impact
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An attacker may be able to escalation privileges to gain access to the
host system.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All runC users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/runc-1.0.0_rc95"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2021-30465
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30465

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-26

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
  https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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