containerd is an open-source container runtime. Versions prior to 2.3.2, 2.2.5 and 2.1.9 contain a bug where the CRI plugin restores container.log from a checkpoint image without validating a symlinked path. This could result in reading an arbitrary file on the host via kubectl logs. This issue has been fixed in versions 2.3.2, 2.2.5 and 2.1.9.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| containerd | containerd | affected |
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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 Github GHSA |
GHSA-rgh6-rfwx-v388 | Arbitrary host CRI log file read via symlink following in CRI checkpoint restore |
 Ubuntu USN |
USN-8472-1 | containerd vulnerabilities |
| Ubuntu USN |
USN-8473-1 | containerd vulnerabilities |
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Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0000
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| Description | containerd is an open-source container runtime. Versions prior to 2.3.2, 2.2.5 and 2.1.9 contain a bug where the CRI plugin restores container.log from a checkpoint image without validating a symlinked path. This could result in reading an arbitrary file on the host via kubectl logs. This issue has been fixed in versions 2.3.2, 2.2.5 and 2.1.9. | |
| Title | containerd: Arbitrary host CRI log file read via symlink following in CRI checkpoint restore | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-61 | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-01T18:10:41.802Z
Reserved: 2026-06-09T17:05:25.059Z
Link: CVE-2026-53489
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