Vulnerability · Published Mar 28, 2025 · Assigned by Google
CVE-2025-2713Improper File Permission Handling in Google gVisor runsc
Medium 6.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in gVisor from Google. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 0% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Google gVisor's runsc component exhibited a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to incorrect handling of file access permissions, which allowed unprivileged users to access restricted files. This occurred because the process initially ran with root-like permissions until the first fork.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | golang-gvisor-gvisor | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-2713 |
| Debian:13 | golang-gvisor-gvisor | 0.0~20240729.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-2713 |
| Debian:14 | golang-gvisor-gvisor | 0.0~20240729.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-2713 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | golang-gvisor-gvisor | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-2713 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-266 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N