CVE-2026-88264
Crun: crun: /dev/console symlink follow allows root-owned file creation outside the rootfs
A flaw was found in crun. When the container configuration does not give /dev a dedicated mount, terminal setup can redirect /dev/console onto an attacker-controlled path, including via the read-only-rootfs bind-mount fallback. Affected versions are crun 1.29.1 and earlier. Default configurations that mount a fresh /dev are not exposed. No fixed release is available yet.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.6
Crun: crun: /dev/console symlink follow allows root-owned file creation outside the rootfs
A flaw was found in crun. When the container configuration does not give /dev a dedicated mount, terminal setup can redirect /dev/console onto an attacker-controlled path, including via the read-only-rootfs bind-mount fallback. Affected versions are crun 1.29.1 and earlier. Default configurations that mount a fresh /dev are not exposed. No fixed release is available yet.
- Record
CVE-2026-88264- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-75327
5.6
A flaw was found in crun. When the container configuration does not give /dev a dedicated mount, terminal setup can redirect /dev/console onto an attacker-controlled path, including via the read-only-rootfs bind-mount fallback. Affected versions are crun 1.29.1 and earlier. Default configurations that mount a fresh /dev are not exposed. No fixed release is available yet.
- Record
EUVD-2026-75327- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ppgw-cqj8-9qrg
5.6
A flaw was found in crun. When the container configuration does not give /dev a dedicated mount,...
A flaw was found in crun. When the container configuration does not give /dev a dedicated mount, terminal setup can redirect /dev/console onto an attacker-controlled path, including via the read-only-rootfs bind-mount fallback. Affected versions are crun 1.29.1 and earlier. Default configurations that mount a fresh /dev are not exposed. No fixed release is available yet.
- Record
GHSA-ppgw-cqj8-9qrg- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.6
A flaw was found in crun. When the container configuration does not give /dev a dedicated mount, terminal setup can redirect /dev/console onto an attacker-controlled path, including via the read-only-rootfs bind-mount fallback. Affected versions are crun 1.29.1 and earlier. Default configurations that mount a fresh /dev are not exposed. No fixed release is available yet.
- Record
CVE-2026-88264- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2026-88264
5.6
A flaw was found in crun. When the container configuration does not give /dev a dedicated mount, terminal setup can redirect /dev/console onto an attacker-controlled path, including via the read-only-rootfs bind-mount fallback. Affected versions are crun 1.29.1 and earlier. Default configurations that mount a fresh /dev are not exposed. No fixed release is available yet.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2026-88264- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVBELL-CVE-2026-88264
5.6
- Record
BELL-CVE-2026-88264- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSV
5.6
Crun: crun: /dev/console symlink follow allows root-owned file creation outside the rootfs
A flaw was found in crun. When the container configuration does not give /dev a dedicated mount, terminal setup can redirect /dev/console onto an attacker-controlled path, including via the read-only-rootfs bind-mount fallback. Affected versions are crun 1.29.1 and earlier. Default configurations that mount a fresh /dev are not exposed. No fixed release is available yet.
- Record
CVE-2026-88264- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-88264
5.6
A flaw was found in crun. When the container configuration does not give /dev a dedicated mount, terminal setup can redirect /dev/console onto an attacker-controlled path, including via the read-only-rootfs bind-mount fallback. Affected versions are crun 1.29.1 and earlier. Default configurations that mount a fresh /dev are not exposed. No fixed release is available yet.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-88264- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2026:71668
5.6
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Record
RHSA-2026:71668- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-88264
5.6
A flaw was found in crun. When the container configuration does not give /dev a dedicated mount, terminal setup can redirect /dev/console onto an attacker-controlled path, including via the read-only-rootfs bind-mount fallback. Affected versions are crun 1.29.1 and earlier. Default configurations that mount a fresh /dev are not exposed. No fixed release is available yet.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-88264- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-101099 No score
CVE-2026-88264 affecting package crun 1.24-6
A flaw was found in crun. When the container configuration does not give /dev a dedicated mount, terminal setup can redirect /dev/console onto an attacker-controlled path, including via the read-only-rootfs bind-mount fallback. Affected versions are crun 1.29.1 and earlier. Default configurations that mount a fresh /dev are not exposed. No fixed release is available yet.
- Record
AZL-101099- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:12162-1 No score
crun-1.30.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the crun-1.30.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:12162-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
crunAlpine:v3.24 |
before 1.30.1-r0 | 1.30.1-r0 |
crunAzure Linux:3 |
through 1.24-6 | None known |
crunAlpaquita:23 |
1.7-r0 up to 1.17-r2 | 1.17-r2 |
crunAlpaquita:25 |
1.21-r0 up to 1.23.1-r2 | 1.23.1-r2 |
crunAlpaquita:stream |
1.8.5-r0 up to 1.30.1-r0 | 1.30.1-r0 |
crunDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.10-11.11-11.11.1-11.12-11.13-1 Show 26 moreShow less1.14-11.14.1-11.14.4-11.15-11.16-11.16.1-11.17-11.18-11.18.1-11.18.2-11.19.1-11.20-11.21-11.21-21.21-31.24-11.26-11.27-11.27.1-11.28-11.8.1-11.8.1-1+deb12u11.8.5-11.8.6-11.8.7-11.9-1 |
None known |
crunDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.21-11.21-21.21-31.24-11.26-11.27-11.27.1-11.28-1 |
None known |
crunDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.21-11.21-21.21-31.24-11.26-11.27-11.27.1-11.28-1 |
None known |
crunRed Hat:hummingbird:1 |
before 0:1.30-1.hum1 | 0:1.30-1.hum1 |
crun-krunRed Hat:hummingbird:1 |
before 0:1.30-1.hum1 | 0:1.30-1.hum1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
crun-wasmRed Hat:hummingbird:1 |
before 0:1.30-1.hum1 | 0:1.30-1.hum1 |
crunUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.10.5+dfsg-10.10.6+dfsg-10.11+dfsg-10.12+dfsg-10.12.1+dfsg-1 |
None known |
crunUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.17+dfsg-10.17+dfsg-1.10.17+dfsg-1.1ubuntu0.1 |
None known |
crunUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.8.5-11.11-11.11.1-11.12-11.13-11.14-11.14.1-1 |
None known |
crunUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.21-1ubuntu3 |
None known |
crunUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.21-1ubuntu21.21-1ubuntu3 |
None known |
crunopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 1.30.1-1.1 | 1.30.1-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-88264 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.6) in Containers Crun, published September 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.12%, the 1st percentile. Fixed in crun 1.30.1-r0.
References
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71668
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-88264
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2531223
github.com/containers/crun
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-88264
github.com/advisories/GHSA-ppgw-cqj8-9qrg
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security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-88264
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2026-88264
access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser
catalog.redhat.com/software/containers
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/88xxx/CVE-2026-88264.json
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-88264
images.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-88265
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_71668.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-88264
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2531224
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-88265
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-88265
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-88264
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-84042
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-88264
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-88265