CVE-2025-52565
HIGHDescription
runc is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification. Versions 1.0.0-rc3 through 1.2.7, 1.3.0-rc.1 through 1.3.2, and 1.4.0-rc.1 through 1.4.0-rc.2, due to insufficient checks when bind-mounting `/dev/pts/$n` to `/dev/console` inside the container, an attacker can trick runc into bind-mounting paths which would normally be made read-only or be masked onto a path that the attacker can write to. This attack is very similar in concept and application to CVE-2025-31133, except that it attacks a similar vulnerability in a different target (namely, the bind-mount of `/dev/pts/$n` to `/dev/console` as configured for all containers that allocate a console). This happens after `pivot_root(2)`, so this cannot be used to write to host files directly -- however, as with CVE-2025-31133, this can load to denial of service of the host or a container breakout by providing the attacker with a writable copy of `/proc/sysrq-trigger` or `/proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern` (respectively). This issue is fixed in versions 1.2.8, 1.3.3 and 1.4.0-rc.3.
How to fix
This vulnerability affects an unusually large number of packages. The highest-confidence fixes are shown above; the full list is longer. Check the referenced advisories for complete coverage.
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 45% of all known CVEs.
References
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| CVE-2024-28189 | Critical | 10.0 | 7.2% | - | - |
| CVE-2024-28185 | Critical | 10.0 | 7.1% | - | - |
| CVE-2019-11249 | Medium | 6.5 | 3.7% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2019-11246 | Medium | 6.5 | 3.6% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2019-16775 | High | 7.7 | 3.3% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2019-11251 | Medium | 4.8 | 2.6% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2025-52565?
Published advisories record a fix for 314 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.
Is CVE-2025-52565 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2025-52565 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.56% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 45% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2025-52565?
CVE-2025-52565 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2025-52565 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for runc (Amazon), runc-debuginfo (Amazon), runc-debugsource (Amazon), runc (Debian), and 310 more. The list on this page is capped, so there may be more.
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