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github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.3.4

v1.3.4 is affected by 30 vulnerabilities.

The vulnerabilities that cover this exact version are listed below with the fixed version to move to. The upgrade Vulert recommends: v1.5.2.

Critical 0 High 6 Medium 7 Low 2 Unrated 15

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Released 27 Nov 2025 Licence Apache-2.0 Also known from other sources 0 Newer releases 300 Database updated 23/Oct/2026

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01 Vulnerabilities affecting this version

github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.3.4 vulnerabilities

30 vulnerabilities cover github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.3.4. Scroll the table for all of them, or open the full list in the database.

Vulnerability Severity Fixed version Disclosed
CVE-2016-3697: Privilege Elevation in runc 7.8 high 0.1.0 20 Dec 2021
CVE-2021-30465: runc - Mount Symlink Exchange Vulnerability 7.6 high 1.0.0-rc95 25 May 2021
CVE-2019-16884: Incorrect Authorization in runc 7.5 high 1.0.0-rc8.0.20190930145003-cad42f6e0932 22 Feb 2022
CVE-2025-52881: runc Container Escape and Denial of Service via Arbitrary Write Gadgets 7.3 high 1.2.8 05 Nov 2025
CVE-2025-31133: runc Container Escape via Masked Path Abuse and Mount Race Conditions 7.3 high 1.2.8 05 Nov 2025
CVE-2024-3154: Arbitrary systemd Property Injection in Runc 7.2 high 1.2.0-rc.1 26 Apr 2024
CVE-2016-9962: Information Exposure in RunC 6.4 medium 1.0.0-rc3 20 Dec 2021
CVE-2023-28642: runc AppArmor bypass with symlinked /proc 6.1 medium 1.1.5 30 Mar 2023
CVE-2021-43784: Overflow in netlink bytemsg length field allows attacker to override netlink-based container configuration in github.com/opencontainers/runc 6.0 medium 1.0.3 07 Dec 2021
CVE-2022-29162: Default inheritable capabilities for linux container should be empty 5.9 medium 1.1.2 24 May 2022
CVE-2019-19921: Opencontainers Runc Procfs Race Condition Vulnerability 5.0 medium 1.0.0-rc9.0.20200122160610-2fc03cc11c77 27 May 2021
CVE-2024-45310: runc can be tricked into creating empty files/directories on the host 3.6 medium 1.1.14 03 Sep 2024
CVE-2026-41579: runc Vulnerability Allowing Host Filesystem Integrity Violations via Malicious Symlinks 3.3 medium 1.3.6 22 Jun 2026
CVE-2023-25809: rootless: /sys/fs/cgroup is writable when cgroupns isn't unshared in runc 2.5 low 1.1.5 30 Mar 2023
CVE-2026-41579: Vulnerability in github.com/opencontainers/runc Due to Malicious Image with /dev Symlink N/A unrated 1.3.6 07 Jul 2026
CVE-2025-31133: Container Escape Vulnerability in github.com/opencontainers/runc Due to Mount Race Conditions N/A unrated 1.2.8 18 Nov 2025
CVE-2025-52881: Container Escape and DDoS in github.com/opencontainers/runc N/A unrated 1.2.8 18 Nov 2025
CVE-2025-27612: Capabilities Elevation in github.com/opencontainers/runc N/A unrated No fix published 25 Mar 2025
CVE-2024-45310: runc can be confused to create empty files/directories on the host in github.com/opencontainers/runc N/A unrated 1.1.14 06 Sep 2024
CVE-2021-30465: Mount Destination Swap Vulnerability in github.com/opencontainers/runc N/A unrated 1.0.0-rc95 21 Aug 2024
CVE-2016-9962: Information Exposure in RunC in github.com/opencontainers/runc N/A unrated 1.0.0-rc3 21 Aug 2024
CVE-2022-29162: Default inheritable capabilities for linux container should be empty in github.com/opencontainers/runc N/A unrated 1.1.2 21 Aug 2024
devices resource list treated as a blacklist by default in github.com/opencontainers/runc N/A unrated 1.0.0-rc91 21 Aug 2024
CVE-2023-25809: rootless: /sys/fs/cgroup is writable when cgroupns isn't unshared in runc in github.com/opencontainers/runc N/A unrated 1.1.5 20 Aug 2024
CVE-2023-28642: runc AppArmor bypass with symlinked /proc in github.com/opencontainers/runc N/A unrated 1.1.5 20 Aug 2024
devices resource list treated as a blacklist by default in github.com/opencontainers/runc N/A low 1.0.0-rc91 20 Dec 2021
CVE-2019-19921: Race condition in github.com/opencontainers/runc N/A unrated 1.0.0-rc9.0.20200122160610-2fc03cc11c77 14 Apr 2021
CVE-2019-16884: Authorization bypass in github.com/opencontainers/runc N/A unrated 1.0.0-rc8.0.20190930145003-cad42f6e0932 14 Apr 2021
CVE-2016-3697: Privilege escalation in github.com/opencontainers/runc N/A unrated 0.1.0 14 Apr 2021
CVE-2019-16884: Incorrect Authorization in runc N/A unrated 1.0.0-rc8.0.20190930145003-cad42f6e0932 14 Apr 2021

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Questions

About github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.3.4

Is github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.3.4 vulnerable?

Yes. 30 vulnerabilities in the Vulert database cover github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.3.4: 0 critical, 6 high, 7 medium and 2 low, plus 15 not yet rated. The upgrade Vulert recommends is v1.5.2, and each entry above names the fixed version to move to.

Which version of github.com/opencontainers/runc should I use instead of v1.3.4?

v1.5.2 is the version Vulert recommends for this release line. The version table on the package page lists every release with the vulnerabilities recorded against it.

Is v1.3.4 the latest release of github.com/opencontainers/runc?

No. v1.3.4 was published 27 Nov 2025, and newer releases exist. Newer is not automatically safer — the version table on the package page shows what each release carries.

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