CVE-2024-45310

Host inode creation via mountpoint symlink race

Published Sep 3, 2024 · Updated Feb 21, 2025

Symlink race in runc 1.1.13 and earlier and 1.2.0-rc2 and earlier allows local users to create empty host filesystem inodes. During bind-mount setup, createMountpoint resolves a container path, then os.MkdirAll or open(O_CREAT) follows a symlink swapped in by a racing container and creates the target outside the rootfs. Exploitation requires starting two containers with a shared volume and custom volume configuration; it creates empty files or directories without truncating existing files.

CVSS severity3.6
Low
EPSS probability0.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Symlink race in runc 1.1.13 and earlier and 1.2.0-rc2 and earlier allows local users to create empty host filesystem inodes. During bind-mount setup, createMountpoint resolves a container path, then os.MkdirAll or open(O_CREAT) follows a symlink swapped in by a racing container and creates the target outside the rootfs. Exploitation requires starting two containers with a shared volume and custom volume configuration; it creates empty files or directories without truncating existing files.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-45310
Published
Sep 3, 2024
Updated
Feb 21, 2025
Vendor
Open Container Initiative
Product
runc
Classifications
CWE-363, T1565.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 3, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 21, 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=< 1.1.14
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 1.2.0-rc-1, < 1.2.0-rc.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Open Container Initiative · runcversion=< 1.1.14; version=>= 1.2.0-rc-1, < 1.2.0-rc.3

Published CVSS scores

3.6NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
3.6GitHub Security AdvisoryCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

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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)
Vectorlocal
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-363Race Condition Enabling Link Following
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulation

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