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CVE-2023-7258

Denial-of-Service in Gvisor

4.8 MediumFix available

A denial of service exists in Gvisor Sandbox where a bug in reference counting code in mount point tracking could lead to a panic, making it possible for an attacker running as root and with permission to mount volumes to kill the sandbox. We recommend upgrading past commit 6a112c60a257dadac59962e0bc9e9b5aee70b5b6

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.17%Up 0.1 points since May 16, 2024
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.8

Denial-of-Service in Gvisor

A denial of service exists in Gvisor Sandbox where a bug in reference counting code in mount point tracking could lead to a panic, making it possible for an attacker running as root and with permission to mount volumes to kill the sandbox. We recommend upgrading past commit 6a112c60a257dadac59962e0bc9e9b5aee70b5b6

Record
CVE-2023-7258
CVSS 3.1
4.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-59652 4.8

A denial of service exists in Gvisor Sandbox where a bug in reference counting code in mount point tracking could lead to a panic, making it possible for an attacker running as root and with permission to mount volumes to kill the sandbox. We recommend upgrading past commit 6a112c60a257dadac59962e0bc9e9b5aee70b5b6

Record
EUVD-2023-59652
CVSS 3.1
4.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2h39-83vm-vq42 4.8

A denial of service exists in Gvisor Sandbox where a bug in reference counting code in mount...

A denial of service exists in Gvisor Sandbox where a bug in reference counting code in mount point tracking could lead to a panic, making it possible for an attacker running as root and with permission to mount volumes to kill the sandbox. We recommend upgrading past commit 6a112c60a257dadac59962e0bc9e9b5aee70b5b6

Record
GHSA-2h39-83vm-vq42
CVSS 3.1
4.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 4.8

A denial of service exists in Gvisor Sandbox where a bug in reference counting code in mount point tracking could lead to a panic, making it possible for an attacker running as root and with permission to mount volumes to kill the sandbox. We recommend upgrading past commit 6a112c60a257dadac59962e0bc9e9b5aee70b5b6

Record
CVE-2023-7258
CVSS 3.1
4.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 4.8

Denial-of-Service in Gvisor

A denial of service exists in Gvisor Sandbox where a bug in reference counting code in mount point tracking could lead to a panic, making it possible for an attacker running as root and with permission to mount volumes to kill the sandbox. We recommend upgrading past commit 6a112c60a257dadac59962e0bc9e9b5aee70b5b6

Record
CVE-2023-7258
CVSS 3.1
4.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-7258 6.5

A denial of service exists in Gvisor Sandbox where a bug in reference counting code in mount point tracking could lead to a panic, making it possible for an attacker running as root and with permission to mount volumes to kill the sandbox. We recommend upgrading past commit 6a112c60a257dadac59962e0bc9e9b5aee70b5b6

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-7258
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-7258 4.8

A denial of service exists in Gvisor Sandbox where a bug in reference counting code in mount point tracking could lead to a panic, making it possible for an attacker running as root and with permission to mount volumes to kill the sandbox. We recommend upgrading past commit 6a112c60a257dadac59962e0bc9e9b5aee70b5b6

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-7258
CVSS 3.1
4.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
golang-gvisor-gvisor
Debian:12
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.0~20221219.0-20.0~20230807.0-10.0~20230807.0-20.0~20230807.0-30.0~20230807.0-4
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0.0~20230807.0-4~bpo12+10.0~20230807.0-50.0~20240729.0-10.0~20240729.0-20.0~20240729.0-30.0~20240729.0-40.0~20240729.0-4~bpo12+10.0~20240729.0-4~bpo12+20.0~20240729.0-50.0~20240729.0-60.0~20240729.0-7
 None known
golang-gvisor-gvisor
Debian:13
 before 0.0~20240729.0-1
0.0~20240729.0-1
golang-gvisor-gvisor
Debian:14
 before 0.0~20240729.0-1
0.0~20240729.0-1
golang-gvisor-gvisor
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.0~20230807.0-4build10.0~20230807.0-4ubuntu0.24.04.10.0~20230807.0-4ubuntu0.24.04.20.0~20230807.0-4ubuntu0.24.04.3
 None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliases, publishedEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-7258 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Google Gvisor, published May 15, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 5th percentile. Fixed in golang-gvisor-gvisor 0.0~20240729.0-1.

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