CVE-2022-23471Network attack vector

Host memory exhaustion via blocked resize goroutines

Published Dec 7, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025

Resource exhaustion in containerd before 1.5.16 and 1.6.0 through 1.6.11 allows remote authenticated users to exhaust host memory. The CRI stream server's handleResizeEvents function sends decoded terminal sizes to an unbuffered channel without checking request cancellation, so a failed TTY process launch leaves the goroutine blocked with no receiver. Reachability requires CRI streaming access, a TTY request, permission to execute a command in a running container, and a launch failure; repeated requests accumulate leaked goroutines and consume host memory.

CVSS severity5.7
Medium
EPSS probability1.02%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Resource exhaustion in containerd before 1.5.16 and 1.6.0 through 1.6.11 allows remote authenticated users to exhaust host memory. The CRI stream server's handleResizeEvents function sends decoded terminal sizes to an unbuffered channel without checking request cancellation, so a failed TTY process launch leaves the goroutine blocked with no receiver. Reachability requires CRI streaming access, a TTY request, permission to execute a command in a running container, and a launch failure; repeated requests accumulate leaked goroutines and consume host memory.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-23471
Published
Dec 7, 2022
Updated
Apr 23, 2025
Vendor
containerd
Product
containerd
Classifications
CWE-401, CWE-400, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 7, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 1.5.16
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 1.6.0, < 1.6.12

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

containerd · containerdversion=< 1.5.16; version=>= 1.6.0, < 1.6.12

Published CVSS scores

5.7GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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