USN-7983-1: containerd vulnerabilities

Publication date

29 January 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in containerd.


Packages

Details

David Leadbeater discovered that containerd incorrectly set certain
directory path permissions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
achieve unauthorised access to the files. (CVE-2024-25621)

It was discovered that containerd did not properly handle the execution
of the goroutine of container attach. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2025-64329)

David Leadbeater discovered that containerd incorrectly set certain
directory path permissions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
achieve unauthorised access to the files. (CVE-2024-25621)

It was discovered that containerd did not properly handle the execution
of the goroutine of container attach. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2025-64329)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
25.10 questing containerd –  2.1.3-0ubuntu3.1
golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev –  1.7.24~ds1-8ubuntu1.1
24.04 LTS noble containerd –  1.7.28-0ubuntu1~24.04.2
golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev –  1.6.24~ds1-1ubuntu1.3+esm2  
22.04 LTS jammy containerd –  1.7.28-0ubuntu1~22.04.1+esm1  
golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev –  1.6.12-0ubuntu1~22.04.10
20.04 LTS focal containerd –  1.7.24-0ubuntu1~20.04.2+esm1  
golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev –  1.6.12-0ubuntu1~20.04.8+esm1  
18.04 LTS bionic containerd –  1.6.12-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm3  
golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev –  1.6.12-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm3  
16.04 LTS xenial containerd –  1.2.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.6+esm6  
golang-github-docker-containerd-dev –  1.2.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.6+esm6  

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