A container breakout security flaw found in the runc container runtime allows malicious containers (with minimal user interaction) to overwrite the host runc binary and gain root-level code execution ...

A security vulnerability in Docker and Kubernetes containers disclosed Monday can be used to go after any host system running containers. The vulnerability allows malicious containers to overwrite the ...

RunC is a Docker-created, low-level command-line interface tool that spawns and runs containers based on two Open Container Initiative specifications: the Image Specification and the Runtime ...

One of the great security fears about containers is that an attacker could infect a container with a malicious program, which could escape and attack the host system. Well, we now have a security hole ...

The flaw basically allows an infected container to gain control of the overarching host container and allow an attacker to execute any command.

Enterprises have been urged to patch a serious flaw in runc, the default runtime for Docker and Kubernetes, and ensure they have SELinux enabled. Aleksa Sarai — one of the maintainers for runc — made ...

Hundreds of vulnerable and exposed Docker hosts are being abused in cryptojacking campaigns after being compromised with the help of exploits designed to take advantage of the CVE-2019-5736 runc ...

A number of container environments are vulnerable to container escape, due to bugs in two Linux-based container tools, runc and BuildKit. Runc is a command line interface (CLI) tool for spawning and ...