Bug 2404708 (CVE-2025-52565)

Summary: CVE-2025-52565 runc: container escape with malicious config due to /dev/console mount and related races
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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A flaw was found in runc. CVE-2025-52565 is very similar in concept and application toCVE-2025-31133, except that it exploits a flaw in /dev/console bind-mounts. When creating the /dev/console bind-mount (to /dev/pts/$n), if an attacker replaces /dev/pts/$n with a symlink then runc will bind-mount the symlink target over /dev/console.
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Bug Depends On: 2412997, 2412998    
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Deadline: 2025-11-05   

Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-10-17 14:51:59 UTC
A flaw was found in runc. CVE-2025-52565 is very similar in concept and application toCVE-2025-31133, except that it exploits a flaw in /dev/console
bind-mounts. When creating the /dev/console bind-mount (to /dev/pts/$n), if an attacker replaces /dev/pts/$n with a symlink then runc will bind-mount the symlink target over /dev/console.

Comment 1 errata-xmlrpc 2025-11-07 18:01:00 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2025:19927 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19927

Comment 2 errata-xmlrpc 2025-11-11 15:00:14 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2025:20957 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:20957

Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2025-11-13 10:36:08 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2025:21232 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:21232

Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2025-11-20 07:48:44 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14

Via RHSA-2025:21328 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:21328

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2025-11-27 04:22:36 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18

Via RHSA-2025:21795 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:21795

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2025-11-27 11:07:13 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16

Via RHSA-2025:21824 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:21824

Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2025-12-05 13:27:13 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13

Via RHSA-2025:22275 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22275

Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2026-01-07 07:15:24 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15

Via RHSA-2025:23113 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23113

Comment 13 errata-xmlrpc 2026-01-12 03:35:10 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:0425 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0425

Comment 14 errata-xmlrpc 2026-01-15 00:20:00 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12

Via RHSA-2026:0315 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0315

Comment 15 errata-xmlrpc 2026-01-15 19:02:58 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18

Via RHSA-2026:0331 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0331

Comment 16 errata-xmlrpc 2026-01-15 19:06:22 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16

Via RHSA-2026:0418 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0418

Comment 17 errata-xmlrpc 2026-01-22 18:45:52 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17

Via RHSA-2026:0701 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0701

Comment 18 errata-xmlrpc 2026-01-22 19:46:24 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13

Via RHSA-2026:0676 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0676

Comment 19 errata-xmlrpc 2026-01-30 15:07:12 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14

Via RHSA-2026:0995 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0995

Comment 20 errata-xmlrpc 2026-02-05 16:31:25 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15

Via RHSA-2026:1540 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1540