CVE-2023-7258

Denial-of-Service in Gvisor

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 15, 2024 at 04:29 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:52 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGvisor

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A denial of service exists in Gvisor Sandbox where a bug in reference counting code in mount point tracking could lead to a panic, making it possible for an attacker running as root and with permission to mount volumes to kill the sandbox. We recommend upgrading past commit 6a112c60a257dadac59962e0bc9e9b5aee70b5b6

Affected

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

v < 20231204.00b983ff832b175e406f4f9b1a3868457bb1ceb7b
Vendor states this is fixed in 6a112c60a257dadac59962e0bc9e9b5aee70b5b6 (fixed)
Affected range stops below 20231204.0, 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:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-400

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