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CVE-2020-2024

Kata Containers - Guests can trick the kata-runtime into unmounting any mount point on the host

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 19, 2020 at 09:05 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:11 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorRuntime

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

An improper link resolution vulnerability affects Kata Containers versions prior to 1.11.0. Upon container teardown, a malicious guest can trick the kata-runtime into unmounting any mount point on the host and all mount points underneath it, potentiality resulting in a host DoS.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Runtime· Katacontainers
95%
v < 1.11.0
Affected range stops below 1.11.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/kata-containers/runtime/issues/2474
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/kata-containers/runtime/pull/2475

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMpalo_alto
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59

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