# CVE-2021-30465: mount destinations can be swapped via symlink-exchange to cause mounts outside the rootfs

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-30465-mount-destinations-can-be-swapped-via-symlink-exchange-to-cause  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-08-21  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2021-30465 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-08-21

Mount destinations can be swapped via symlink-exchange to cause mounts outside the rootfs in github.com/opencontainers/runc

Technologies: [github.com/opencontainers/runc (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-opencontainers-runc). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2021-30465 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-30465 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2021-30465?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 21 August 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/opencontainers/runc (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.0.0-rc95.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2021-30465?** Yes. github.com/opencontainers/runc (Go): upgrade to 1.0.0-rc95 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2021-30465?** Check whether you run github.com/opencontainers/runc (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/opencontainers/runc (Go): upgrade to 1.0.0-rc95 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/opencontainers/runc@v1.0.0-rc95
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/opencontainers/runc (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.0.0-rc95

## Identifiers

- CVE-2021-30465
- GHSA-c3xm-pvg7-gh7r
- GO-2022-0914

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