Description (CNA)
There's a vulnerability in the CRI-O application where when container is launched with securityContext.runAsUser specifying a non-existent user, CRI-O attempts to create the user, reading the container's entire /etc/passwd file into memory. If this file is excessively large, it can cause the a high memory consumption leading applications to be killed due to out-of-memory. As a result a denial-of-service can be achieved, possibly disrupting other pods and services running in the same host.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | affected |
CWE
CWE-770
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4437
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2375084
ADP enrichment
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