CVE-2025-47291CWE-266

containerd CRI plugin: Incorrect cgroup hierarchy assignment for containers running in usernamespaced Kubernetes pods.

Medium · published May 21, 2025

CVSS v4.0
4.6
EPSS
0%
Percentile
20.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

containerd is an open-source container runtime. A bug was found in the containerd's CRI implementation where containerd, starting in version 2.0.1 and prior to version 2.0.5, doesn't put usernamespaced containers under the Kubernetes' cgroup hierarchy, therefore some Kubernetes limits are not honored. This may cause a denial of service of the Kubernetes node. This bug has been fixed in containerd 2.0.5+ and 2.1.0+. Users should update to these versions to resolve the issue. As a workaround, disable usernamespaced pods in Kubernetes temporarily.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
4.6 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
EPSS
0.00290 · 20.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-266 · Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Published
2025-05-21T17:26Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 MAY 17:26Z
    containerd CRI plugin: Incorrect cgroup hierarchy assignment for containers running in usernamespaced Kubernetes pods.
    cvelistv5