CVE-2024-40635 – containerd has an integer overflow in User ID handling

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2024-40635

17 Mar 2025 — containerd is an open-source container runtime. A bug was found in containerd prior to versions 1.6.38, 1.7.27, and 2.0.4 where containers launched with a User set as a `UID:GID` larger than the maximum 32-bit signed integer can cause an overflow condition where the container ultimately runs as root (UID 0). This could cause unexpected behavior for environments that require containers to run as a non-root user. This bug has been fixed in containerd 1.6.38, 1.7.27, and 2.04. As a workaround, ensure that only... • https://github.com/containerd/containerd/commit/05044ec0a9a75232cad458027ca83437aae3f4da • CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound •