CVE-2024-8676

Summary

CVE-2024-8676 is a vulnerability affecting CRI-O, an open-source container runtime for Kubernetes. The issue stems from a lack of validation during container restoration. When CRI-O restores a container, it incorrectly assumes the mounts specified in the pod spec for the new container are the same as those in the restored archive. This oversight allows a malicious user, with access to the kubelet or cri-o socket, to trigger the restoration of a pod without the necessary access to host mounts, potentially leading to unintended container behavior or security breaches.

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