CVE-2024-8676

Cri-o: checkpoint restore can be triggered from different namespaces

publishedCWE-285

A vulnerability was found in CRI-O, where it can be requested to take a checkpoint archive of a container and later be asked to restore it. When it does that restoration, it attempts to restore the mounts from the restore archive instead of the pod request. As a result, the validations run on the pod spec, verifying that the pod has access to the mounts it specifies are not applicable to a restored container. This flaw allows a malicious user to trick CRI-O into restoring a pod that doesn't have access to host mounts. The user needs access to the kubelet or cri-o socket to call the restore endpoint and trigger the restore.

Technical severity7.4 highCVSS 3.1 · CNA: redhat

Published2024-11-26Source updated 2026-11-05

Collected2026-11-052 attributed sources

Fixes and workarounds

Workaround

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Source: CNA: redhat

Affected products and versions

Affected products, source version ranges and reporting authorities
Product	Versions	Authority
`cri-o` https://github.com/cri-o/cri-o	≥ 0; < 1.29.11 (affected, semver) ≥ 1.30.0; < 1.30.8 (affected, semver) ≥ 1.31.0; < 1.31.3 (affected, semver) Other versions: unaffected	CNA: redhat
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 Red Hat `cri-o` https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	≥ 0:1.28.11-7.rhaos4.15.gitc4c0556.el8; < * (unaffected, rpm) Other versions: affected	CNA: redhat
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 Red Hat `cri-o` https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	≥ 0:1.29.11-3.rhaos4.16.git16d9bd6.el8; < * (unaffected, rpm) Other versions: affected	CNA: redhat
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 Red Hat `openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9` https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	≥ 416.94.202506251808-0; < * (unaffected, rpm) Other versions: affected	CNA: redhat
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 Red Hat `openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9` https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	≥ 417.94.202503241418-0; < * (unaffected, rpm) Other versions: affected	CNA: redhat
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 Red Hat `cri-o` https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	≥ 0:1.31.5-5.rhaos4.18.git6dfa0a6.el8; < * (unaffected, rpm) Other versions: affected	CNA: redhat
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 Red Hat `openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9` https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	≥ 418.94.202504231329-0; < * (unaffected, rpm) Other versions: affected	CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Red Hat `container-tools:rhel8/conmon` https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	Range not reported Other versions: unaffected	CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Red Hat `container-tools:rhel8/podman` https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	Range not reported Other versions: affected	CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Red Hat `conmon` https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	Range not reported Other versions: affected	CNA: redhat
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 Red Hat `cri-o` https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	Range not reported Other versions: unknown	CNA: redhat
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Red Hat `conmon` https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	Range not reported Other versions: unaffected	CNA: redhat

Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.

CVSS assessments

CVSS scores, vectors and reporting authorities
Version / score	Vector	Authority
3.1 / 7.4 high	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`	CNA: redhat

Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2024:10826CNA: redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0648CNA: redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1908CNA: redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:3297CNA: redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:4211CNA: redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9765CNA: redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8676CNA: redhat · vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2313842CNA: redhat · issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT

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