Security update for runc

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:21136-1
Release Date: 2025-11-20T16:44:20Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-31133 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
  • CVE-2025-31133 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-31133 ( NVD ): 7.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  • CVE-2025-31133 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-52565 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
  • CVE-2025-52565 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-52565 ( NVD ): 8.4 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  • CVE-2025-52565 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-52881 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
  • CVE-2025-52881 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-52881 ( NVD ): 7.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  • CVE-2025-52881 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0

An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for runc fixes the following issues:

  • Update to runc v1.3.3:
  • CVE-2025-31133, CVE-2025-52565, CVE-2025-52881: Fixed container breakouts by bypassing runc's restrictions for writing to arbitrary /proc files (bsc#1252232)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-46=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-46=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • runc-1.3.3-160000.1.1
    • runc-debuginfo-1.3.3-160000.1.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • runc-1.3.3-160000.1.1
    • runc-debuginfo-1.3.3-160000.1.1

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