CVE-2022-24769 json
Default inheritable capabilities for linux container should be empty
published 2022-03-24 4 y ago modified 2026-09-10 59 d ago also EUVD-2024-1065 , GHSA-2mm7-x5h6-5pvq , GO-2022-0390
- cvss
- 5.9
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Moby is an open-source project created by Docker to enable and accelerate software containerization. A bug was found in Moby (Docker Engine) prior to version 20.10.14 where containers were incorrectly started with non-empty inheritable Linux process capabilities, creating an atypical Linux environment and enabling programs with inheritable file capabilities to elevate those capabilities to the permitted set during `execve(2)`. Normally, when executable programs have specified permitted file capabilities, otherwise unprivileged users and processes can execute those programs and gain the specified file capabilities up to the bounding set. Due to this bug, containers which included executable programs with inheritable file capabilities allowed otherwise unprivileged users and processes to additionally gain these inheritable file capabilities up to the container's bounding set. Containers which use Linux users and groups to perform privilege separation inside the container are most directly impacted. This bug did not affect the container security sandbox as the inheritable set never contained more capabilities than were included in the container's bounding set. This bug has been fixed in Moby (Docker Engine) 20.10.14. Running containers should be stopped, deleted, and recreated for the inheritable capabilities to be reset. This fix changes Moby (Docker Engine) behavior such that containers are started with a more typical Linux environment. As a workaround, the entry point of a container can be modified to use a utility like `capsh(1)` to drop inheritable capabilities prior to the primary process starting.
Patch / fix
- go github.com/moby/moby 20.10.14, 20.10.14+incompatible
- go github.com/docker/docker 20.10.14, 20.10.14+incompatible
- mobyproject moby 20.10.14
- linuxfoundation runc 1.1.2
- containerd Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.6.2~ds1-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-24769
- containerd Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 1.5.9-0ubuntu1~18.04.2
- containerd Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 1.5.9-0ubuntu1~20.04.6
- containerd Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 1.5.9-0ubuntu3.1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2022-24769
Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
- docker-stable SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES for SAP 15 SP3 +12 more 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.25.1
- docker SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15 +23 more 20.10.14_ce-150000.163.1
- containerd SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15 +24 more 1.5.11-150000.68.1
- docker-kubic openSUSE Leap 15.4, openSUSE Leap 15.3 20.10.14_ce-150000.163.1
- docker SLE Module for Containers 12 20.10.14_ce-98.80.1
- containerd SLE Module for Containers 12 1.5.11-16.57.1
- docker-stable SLES LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5-LTSS 24.0.9_ce-1.20.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2025:03545-1SUSE-SU-2025:03540-1SUSE-SU-2022:1689-1SUSE-SU-2022:1507-1
- docker-stable openSUSE Tumbleweed 24.0.9_ce-15.1
- containerd openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.5.11-1.1
- docker openSUSE Tumbleweed 20.10.14_ce-1.1
- runc openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.1.2-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2025:15589-1openSUSE-SU-2024:12001-1openSUSE-SU-2024:12002-1openSUSE-SU-2024:12074-1
- docker Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +7 more 20.10.14-r0
- containerd Alpine 3.15 1.5.11-r0
- containerd Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +6 more 1.6.2-r0
alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2022-24769
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Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2022-24769 updated cvss 4.8
moby: Default inheritable capabilities for linux container should be empty
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Red Hat Migration Toolkit for Virtualization migration-toolkit-virtualization/mtv-controller-rhel9 Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 3 advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-rhel8-operator Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 docker Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 openshift4/ose-console, openshift4/ose-ptp-operator, assisted-installer-container, openshift4/ovirt-csi-driver-rhel8, assisted-installer-agent-container, openshift4/compliance-rhel8-operator, +10 more Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Assisted Installer 1 rhai-tech-preview/assisted-installer-rhel8, rhai-tech-preview/assisted-installer-agent-rhel8 Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 2 vm-import-virtv2v-container, vm-import-operator-container, container-native-virtualization/vm-import-controller-rhel8affected: workaround, no fix available “The entry point of a container can be modified to use a utility like capsh(1) to drop inheritable capabilities prior to the primary process starting.”
+2 more productsfewer
Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4 container-native-virtualization/vm-import-virtv2v-rhel8, container-native-virtualization/vm-import-operator-rhel8, container-native-virtualization/vm-import-controller-rhel8 Red Hat Quay 3 quay/quay-builder-rhel8 -
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6 openshift4/ose-local-storage-operator v4.6.0-202204261127.p0.g6cc1fff.assembly.stream, openshift4/ose-local-storage-diskmaker v4.6.0-202205020737.p0.g6cc1fff.assembly.streamfixed: vendor fix “The entry point of a container can be modified to use a utility like capsh(1) to drop inheritable capabilities prior to the primary process starting.” RHSA-2022:2265
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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.7 openshift4/ose-local-storage-operator v4.7.0-202204252136.p0.gd6211c0.assembly.stream, openshift4/ose-local-storage-diskmaker v4.7.0-202204252136.p0.gd6211c0.assembly.streamfixed: vendor fix “The entry point of a container can be modified to use a utility like capsh(1) to drop inheritable capabilities prior to the primary process starting.” RHSA-2022:1699
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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.8 openshift4/ose-local-storage-operator v4.8.0-202204130333.p0.g50982c6.assembly.stream, openshift4/ose-local-storage-diskmaker v4.8.0-202204111736.p0.g50982c6.assembly.streamfixed: vendor fix “The entry point of a container can be modified to use a utility like capsh(1) to drop inheritable capabilities prior to the primary process starting.” RHSA-2022:1370
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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.9 openshift4/ose-local-storage-operator v4.9.0-202204092357.p0.g4ab612d.assembly.stream, openshift4/ose-local-storage-diskmaker v4.9.0-202204091605.p0.g4ab612d.assembly.streamfixed: vendor fix “The entry point of a container can be modified to use a utility like capsh(1) to drop inheritable capabilities prior to the primary process starting.” RHSA-2022:1363
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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10 openshift4/ose-local-storage-operator v4.10.0-202204090935.p0.g4b31438.assembly.stream, openshift4/ose-local-storage-diskmaker v4.10.0-202204090935.p0.g4b31438.assembly.streamfixed: vendor fix “The entry point of a container can be modified to use a utility like capsh(1) to drop inheritable capabilities prior to the primary process starting.” RHSA-2022:1357
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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6 openshift4/ose-ptp v4.6.0-202204261127.p0.g8f5a67a.assembly.stream, openshift4/ose-ptp v4.6.0-202205020737.p0.g8f5a67a.assembly.stream, openshift4/ose-sriov-cni v4.6.0-202204261127.p0.gd209fd9.assembly.stream, openshift4/ose-sriov-cni v4.6.0-202205020737.p0.gd209fd9.assembly.stream, openshift4/ose-ghostunnel v4.6.0-202204261127.p0.gf048851.assembly.stream, openshift4/ose-ghostunnel v4.6.0-202205020737.p0.gf048851.assembly.stream, +84 more Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.7 openshift4/ose-ptp v4.7.0-202204252136.p0.g6602684.assembly.stream, openshift4/ose-sriov-cni v4.7.0-202204252136.p0.g2ad0912.assembly.stream, openshift4/ose-ghostunnel v4.7.0-202204252136.p0.g7907399.assembly.stream, openshift4/ose-descheduler v4.7.0-202204252136.p0.g7295089.assembly.stream, openshift4/ose-ptp-operator v4.7.0-202204252136.p0.g0853bcd.assembly.stream, openshift4/ose-egress-router v4.7.0-202204211824.p0.g0e45f63.assembly.stream, +36 more Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.8 openshift4/ose-ptp v4.8.0-202204101845.p0.g2ae5850.assembly.stream, openshift4/ose-sriov-cni v4.8.0-202204101845.p0.ga866f8e.assembly.stream, openshift4/ose-ghostunnel v4.8.0-202204101845.p0.g3f61070.assembly.stream, openshift4/ose-descheduler v4.8.0-202204101845.p0.g37691a4.assembly.stream, openshift4/ose-ptp-operator v4.8.0-202204101845.p0.gd71faa4.assembly.stream, openshift4/ose-egress-router v4.8.0-202204101845.p0.gad38e11.assembly.stream, +34 more Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.9 openshift4/ose-cli v4.9.0-202204091605.p0.g96abae4.assembly.stream, openshift4/ose-pod v4.9.0-202204091605.p0.ga36406b.assembly.stream, openshift4/ose-etcd v4.9.0-202204091605.p0.gf99cada.assembly.stream, openshift4/ose-tests v4.9.0-202204091605.p0.g050f98d.assembly.stream, openshift4/ose-console v4.9.0-202204112139.p0.g5f5a201.assembly.stream, openshift4/ose-coredns v4.9.0-202204091605.p0.g3cb11c0.assembly.stream, +149 more Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10 openshift4/ose-ptp v4.10.0-202204090935.p0.g54a4e07.assembly.stream, openshift4/frr-rhel8 v4.10.0-202204090935.p0.ge996d07.assembly.stream, openshift4/metallb-rhel8 v4.10.0-202204090935.p0.g3bfd45c.assembly.stream, openshift4/ose-sriov-cni v4.10.0-202204090935.p0.gca83acc.assembly.stream, openshift4/ose-descheduler v4.10.0-202204090935.p0.g5ad78fc.assembly.stream, openshift4/ose-ptp-operator v4.10.0-202204090935.p0.g225ec15.assembly.stream, +38 morenot affected: vulnerable code not present
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Exploit prediction
0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | github.com/moby/moby | <20.10.14 <20.10.14+incompatible |
20.10.14 20.10.14+incompatible |
| go | github.com/docker/docker | <20.10.14 <20.10.14+incompatible |
20.10.14 20.10.14+incompatible |
Affected products
- moby moby
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
- Technology feeds
References
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github.com
/moby/moby/commit/2bbc786e4c59761d722d2d1518cd0a32829bc07f
web, patch, third-party-advisory
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github.com
/moby/moby/commit/7f375bcff41ce672cd61e9a31f3eeb2966e3dbe1
web, patch
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FPOJUJZXGMIVKRS4QR75F6OIXNQ6LDBL/
vendor-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6PMQKCAPK2AR3DCYITJYMMNBEGQBGLCC/
vendor-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A5FQJ3MLFSEKQYCFPFZIKYGBXPZUJFVY/
vendor-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A5AFKOQ5CE3CEIULWW4FLQKHFFU6FSYG/
vendor-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HIMAHZ6AUIKN7AX26KHZYBXVECIOVWBH/
vendor-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HQCVS7WBFSTKJFNX5PGDRARMTOFWV2O7/
vendor-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2022/dsa-5162
vendor-advisory, web, third-party-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/202401-31
vendor-advisory, web
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github.com
/moby/moby/security/advisories/GHSA-2mm7-x5h6-5pvq
web, mitigation, third-party-advisory, advisory
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github.com
/moby/moby/releases/tag/v20.10.14
web, release-notes, third-party-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2022/05/12/1
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24769
advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HQCVS7WBFSTKJFNX5PGDRARMTOFWV2O7
web
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HIMAHZ6AUIKN7AX26KHZYBXVECIOVWBH
web
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FPOJUJZXGMIVKRS4QR75F6OIXNQ6LDBL
web
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A5FQJ3MLFSEKQYCFPFZIKYGBXPZUJFVY
web
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A5AFKOQ5CE3CEIULWW4FLQKHFFU6FSYG
web
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6PMQKCAPK2AR3DCYITJYMMNBEGQBGLCC
web
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HQCVS7WBFSTKJFNX5PGDRARMTOFWV2O7
web
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HIMAHZ6AUIKN7AX26KHZYBXVECIOVWBH
web
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FPOJUJZXGMIVKRS4QR75F6OIXNQ6LDBL
web
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A5FQJ3MLFSEKQYCFPFZIKYGBXPZUJFVY
web
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A5AFKOQ5CE3CEIULWW4FLQKHFFU6FSYG
web
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6PMQKCAPK2AR3DCYITJYMMNBEGQBGLCC
web
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github.com
/moby/moby
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-24769
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-2mm7-x5h6-5pvq
- NVD CVE-2022-24769
- OSV GO-2022-0390
- Maintainer advisory GHSA-2mm7-x5h6-5pvq
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.
The maintainers of moby/moby published their own advisory on GitHub. Reviewed sources take precedence over it.