CVE-2025-64329
containerd CRI server: Host memory exhaustion through Attach goroutine leak in github.com/containerd/containerd
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.01%
Description
containerd is an open-source container runtime. Versions 1.7.28 and below, 2.0.0-beta.0 through 2.0.6, 2.1.0-beta.0 through 2.1.4, and 2.2.0-beta.0 through 2.2.0-rc.1 contain a bug in the CRI Attach implementation where a user can exhaust memory on the host due to goroutine leaks. This issue is fixed in versions 1.7.29, 2.0.7, 2.1.5 and 2.2.0. To workaround this vulnerability, users can set up an admission controller to control accesses to pods/attach resources.
How to fix CVE-2025-64329
To remediate CVE-2025-64329, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.4.13~ds1-1~deb11u6 or later
- —upgrade to 1.7.29 or later
- —upgrade to 1.7.29 or later
- —upgrade to 2.0.7 or later
- —upgrade to 2.0.7 or later
Is CVE-2025-64329 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (5)
- from 0, < 1.4.13~ds1-1~deb11u6
- from 0, < 1.7.29
- from 0, < 1.7.29
- from 0, < 2.0.7
- from 0, < 2.0.7, >= 2.1.0-beta.0, < 2.1.5, >= 2.2.0-beta.0, < 2.2.0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |