CVE-2023-28642
CVE Details
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Initial Publication
10/10/2025
Last Update
10/14/2025
Third Party Dependency
github.com/opencontainers/runc
NIST CVE Summary
runc is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification. It was found that AppArmor can be bypassed when `/proc` inside the container is symlinked with a specific mount configuration. This issue has been fixed in runc version 1.1.5, by prohibiting symlinked `/proc`. See PR #3785 for details. users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid using an untrusted container image.
CVE Severity
Our Official Summary
This vulnerability is a false positive. Although this is reported by the scanning tools on some of the components, further checks indicate the symbol/function with the vulnerability while present is not being used.
Status
Ongoing
Affected Products & Versions
This CVE is non-impacting as the impacting symbol and/or function is not used in the product
Revision History
| Date | Revision |
|---|---|
| 10/14/2025 | Status changed from Open to Ongoing |