CVE-2021-33634 Malicious image running containers may cause DoS attacks

Medium 6.3 Published Updated

Malicious container images can cause denial of service in iSulad using the default lcr+lxc runtime, affecting openEuler systems.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2021-33634?

CVE-2021-33634 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in openEuler lcr, published on 29 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

iSulad uses the lcr+lxc runtime (default) to run malicious images, which can cause DOS.

Weakness: CWE-665

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-33634?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Openeuler Icr.

How do I fix CVE-2021-33634?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2021-33634 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-33634 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5mrv-f9xf-hpqp, OESA-2023-1692.

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