Ubuntu alert USN-5311-1 (containerd)

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Paulo Flabiano Smorigo <pfsmorigo@canonical.com>
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ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
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[USN-5311-1] containerd vulnerability
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Thu, 03 Mar 2022 12:37:47 -0300
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5311-1
March 03, 2022

containerd vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 21.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

containerd would allow unintended access to files over the network.

Software Description:
- containerd: daemon to control runC

Details:

It was discovered that containerd allows attackers to gain access to read-
only copies of arbitrary files and directories on the host via a specially-
crafted image configuration. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
obtain sensitive information.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 21.10:
  containerd                      1.5.5-0ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  containerd                      1.5.5-0ubuntu3~20.04.2

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  containerd                      1.5.5-0ubuntu3~18.04.2

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5311-1
  CVE-2022-23648

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/containerd/1.5.5-0ub...
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/containerd/1.5.5-0ub...
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/containerd/1.5.5-0ub...
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