CVE-2025-64329 — containerd
Fix: containerd/containerd@083b53cCVE-2025-64329 is a CWE-401 vulnerability in github.com/containerd/containerd. A fix is available for github.com/containerd/containerd — see the affected versions and patch details below.
containerd CRI server: Host memory exhaustion through Attach goroutine leak
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2025-64329.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
Real-World Exposure
github.com/containerd/containerd🐹github.com/containerd/containerd/v2🐹github.com/containerd/containerd/v2🐹github.com/containerd/containerd/v2Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
containerd is an open-source container runtime. Versions 1.7.28 and below, 2.0.0-beta.0 through 2.0.6, 2.1.0-beta.0 through 2.1.4, and 2.2.0-beta.0 through 2.2.0-rc.1 contain a bug in the CRI Attach implementation where a user can exhaust memory on the host due to goroutine leaks. This issue is fixed in versions 1.7.29, 2.0.7, 2.1.5 and 2.2.0. To workaround this vulnerability, users can set up an admission controller to control accesses to pods/attach resources.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/containerd/containerd | all versions | 1.7.29go get github.com/containerd/containerd@v1.7.29 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/containerd/containerd/v2 | all versions | 2.0.7go get github.com/containerd/containerd/v2@v2.0.7 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/containerd/containerd/v2 | ≥ 2.1.0-beta.0&&< 2.1.5 | 2.1.5go get github.com/containerd/containerd/v2@v2.1.5 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/containerd/containerd/v2 | ≥ 2.2.0-beta.0&&< 2.2.0 | 2.2.0go get github.com/containerd/containerd/v2@v2.2.0 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/containerd/containerd, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update github.com/containerd/containerd to 1.7.29 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2025-64329 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2025-64329 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2025-64329. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Fixing This On Your OS
If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.
The highest threat of this vulnerability is to system availability. A flaw in containerd's CRI Attach implementation allows a user to exhaust memory on the host due to goroutine leaks, leading to a denial of service.
| Product | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|
| Network Observability (NETOBSERV) 1.11.0 | network-observability/network-observability-cli-rhel9:1771226060 | RHSA-2026:2900 |
| Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.22 | odf4/cephcsi-rhel9:1782932114 | RHSA-2026:37387 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2025-64329 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2025-64329 across Go dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.