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Security Advisories: MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLTc0MnctODlnYy04bTlj
containerd v1.2.x can be coerced into leaking credentials during image pull
Impact
If a container image manifest in the OCI Image format or Docker Image V2 Schema 2 format includes a URL for the location of a specific image layer (otherwise known as a “foreign layer”), the default containerd resolver will follow that URL to attempt to download it. In v1.2.x but not 1.3.0 or later, the default containerd resolver will provide its authentication credentials if the server where the URL is located presents an HTTP 401 status code along with registry-specific HTTP headers.
If an attacker publishes a public image with a manifest that directs one of the layers to be fetched from a web server they control and they trick a user or system into pulling the image, they can obtain the credentials used for pulling that image. In some cases, this may be the user's username and password for the registry. In other cases, this may be the credentials attached to the cloud virtual instance which can grant access to other cloud resources in the account.
The default containerd resolver is used by the cri-containerd plugin (which can be used by Kubernetes), the ctr development tool, and other client programs that have explicitly linked against it.
This vulnerability has been rated by the containerd maintainers as medium, with a CVSS score of 6.1 and a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Patches
This vulnerability has been fixed in containerd 1.2.14. containerd 1.3 and later are not affected.
Workarounds
If you are using containerd 1.3 or later, you are not affected. If you are using cri-containerd in the 1.2 series or prior, you should ensure you only pull images from trusted sources. Other container runtimes built on top of containerd but not using the default resolver (such as Docker) are not affected.
Credits
The containerd maintainers would like to thank Brad Geesaman, Josh Larsen, Ian Coldwater, Duffie Cooley, and Rory McCune for responsibly disclosing this issue in accordance with the containerd security policy.
Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-742w-89gc-8m9cJSON: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories/MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLTc0MnctODlnYy04bTlj
Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Moderate
Classification: General
Published: almost 3 years ago
Updated: almost 2 years ago
CVSS Score: 6.1
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Percentage: 0.00303
EPSS Percentile: 0.69272
Identifiers: GHSA-742w-89gc-8m9c, CVE-2020-15157
References:
- https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-742w-89gc-8m9c
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15157
- https://github.com/containerd/containerd/commit/1ead8d9deb3b175bf40413b8c47b3d19c2262726
- https://darkbit.io/blog/cve-2020-15157-containerdrip
- https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.2.14
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4589-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4589-2/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4865
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-742w-89gc-8m9c
Blast Radius: 27.0
Affected Packages
go:github.com/containerd/containerd
Dependent packages: 9,153Dependent repositories: 26,380
Downloads:
Affected Version Ranges: < 1.2.14
Fixed in: 1.2.14
All affected versions: 0.1.0, 0.2.0, 0.2.1, 0.2.2, 0.2.3, 0.2.4, 0.2.5, 0.2.6, 0.2.7, 0.2.8, 0.2.9, 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 1.1.6, 1.1.7, 1.1.8, 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 1.2.5, 1.2.6, 1.2.7, 1.2.8, 1.2.9, 1.2.10, 1.2.11, 1.2.12, 1.2.13
All unaffected versions: 1.2.14, 1.3.0, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.3.4, 1.3.5, 1.3.6, 1.3.7, 1.3.8, 1.3.9, 1.3.10, 1.4.0, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3, 1.4.4, 1.4.5, 1.4.6, 1.4.7, 1.4.8, 1.4.9, 1.4.10, 1.4.11, 1.4.12, 1.4.13, 1.5.0, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3, 1.5.4, 1.5.5, 1.5.6, 1.5.7, 1.5.8, 1.5.9, 1.5.10, 1.5.11, 1.5.12, 1.5.13, 1.5.14, 1.5.15, 1.5.16, 1.5.17, 1.5.18, 1.6.0, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 1.6.4, 1.6.5, 1.6.6, 1.6.7, 1.6.8, 1.6.9, 1.6.10, 1.6.11, 1.6.12, 1.6.13, 1.6.14, 1.6.15, 1.6.16, 1.6.17, 1.6.18, 1.6.19, 1.6.20, 1.6.21, 1.6.22, 1.6.23, 1.6.24, 1.6.25, 1.6.26, 1.6.27, 1.6.28, 1.6.29, 1.6.30, 1.6.31, 1.6.32, 1.6.33, 1.6.34, 1.6.35, 1.6.36, 1.7.0, 1.7.1, 1.7.2, 1.7.3, 1.7.4, 1.7.5, 1.7.6, 1.7.7, 1.7.8, 1.7.9, 1.7.10, 1.7.11, 1.7.12, 1.7.13, 1.7.14, 1.7.15, 1.7.16, 1.7.17, 1.7.18, 1.7.19, 1.7.20, 1.7.21, 1.7.22, 1.7.23, 1.7.24