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Ubuntu 20.10 & 20.04 LTS USN-4881-1 Moderate: Containerd Data Exposure

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The system could be made to expose sensitive information.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4881-1
March 17, 2021

containerd vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 20.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

The system could be made to expose sensitive information.

Software Description:
- containerd: daemon to control runC

Details:

It was discovered that containerd incorrectly handled certain environment
variables. Contrary to expectations, a container could receive environment
variables defined for a different container, possibly containing sensitive
information.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 20.10:
  containerd                      1.3.7-0ubuntu3.3

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  containerd                      1.3.3-0ubuntu2.3

After a standard system update you need to restart containerd to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4881-1
  CVE-2021-21334

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/containerd/1.3.7-0ubuntu3.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/containerd/1.3.3-0ubuntu2.3

Ubuntu 20.10 & 20.04 LTS USN-4881-1 Moderate: Containerd Data Exposure

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The Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4881-1 addresses a vulnerability within containerd that may lead to potential data leaks; prompt updates are advised.
The system could be made to expose sensitive information.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.10: containerd 1.3.7-0ubuntu3.3 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: containerd 1.3.3-0ubuntu2.3 After a standard system update you need to restart containerd to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4881-1

CVE-2021-21334

March 17, 2021

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/containerd/1.3.7-0ubuntu3.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/containerd/1.3.3-0ubuntu2.3

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