CVE-2025-27612: Libcontainer is affected by capabilities elevation similar to GHSA-f3fp-gc8g-vw66

CVE-2025-27612 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2025-03-21

Libcontainer is affected by capabilities elevation similar to GHSA-f3fp-gc8g-vw66

Technologies: github.com/opencontainers/runc (Go). Vendors: crates.io, Go.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-27612 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-27612 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-27612?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 21 March 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
libcontainer (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.5.3; github.com/opencontainers/runc (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-27612?
Yes. libcontainer (crates.io): upgrade to 0.5.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-27612?
Check whether you run libcontainer (crates.io) or 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

  • libcontainer (crates.io): upgrade to 0.5.3 or later
    cargo update -p libcontainer

Affected products

  • libcontainer (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.5.3
  • github.com/opencontainers/runc (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0

Identifiers

  • CVE-2025-27612
  • GHSA-5w4j-f78p-4wh9
  • GO-2025-3543

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