{"id":"CVE-2023-28642","aliases":["GHSA-g2j6-57v7-gm8c","GO-2023-1683"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28642","summary":"AppArmor bypass with symlinked /proc in runc","details":"runc is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification. It was found that AppArmor can be bypassed when `/proc` inside the container is symlinked with a specific mount configuration. This issue has been fixed in runc version 1.1.5, by prohibiting symlinked `/proc`. See PR #3785 for details. users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid using an untrusted container image.\n\n","published":"2023-03-29T18:15:48.957Z","modified":"2026-08-12T03:51:08.562740353Z","cvss":{"score":6.1,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/opencontainers/runc","fixedVersion":"1.1.5"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/pull/3785","label":"opencontainers/runc#3785"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/28xxx/CVE-2023-28642.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/security/advisories/GHSA-g2j6-57v7-gm8c"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28642"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241206-0005/"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/pull/3785"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/opencontainers/runc"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241206-0005"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-12T03:51:08.562740353Z"}}