5.7

CVE-2025-4437

Cri-o: large /etc/passwd file may lead to denial of service

There's a vulnerability in the CRI-O application where when container is launched with securityContext.runAsUser specifying a non-existent user, CRI-O attempts to create the user, reading the container's entire /etc/passwd file into memory. If this file is excessively large, it can cause the a high memory consumption leading applications to be killed due to out-of-memory. As a result a denial-of-service can be achieved, possibly disrupting other pods and services running in the same host.
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HerstellerRed Hat
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Produkt Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Default Statusaffected
HerstellerRed Hat
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Produkt Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Default Statusaffected
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EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.06% 0.199
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
secalert@redhat.com 5.7 2.1 3.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.