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CVE-2025-62161 — Vulnerability in youki — CVE Details

HIGH

youki container escape via "masked path" abuse due to mount race conditions

Published November 5, 2025Updated November 15, 2025Source: osv

Summary

### Impact ### youki utilizes bind mounting the container's `/dev/null` as a file mask. When performing this operation, the initial validation of the source `/dev/null` was insufficient. Specifically, we initially failed to verify whether `/dev/null` was genuinely present. However, we did perform validation to ensure that the `/dev/null` path existed within the container, including checking for symbolic links. Additionally, there was a vulnerability in the timing between validation and the actual mount operation. As a result, by replacing `/dev/null` with a symbolic link, we can bind-mount arbitrary files from the host system. This is a different project, but the core logic is similar to the CVE in runc. Issues were identified in runc, and verification was also conducted in youki to confirm the problems. https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/security/advisories/GHSA-9493-h29p-rfm2 ### Credits Thanks to Lei Wang (@ssst0n3 from Huawei) for finding and reporting the original runc's vulnerability (Attack 1), and Li Fubang (@lifubang from acmcoder.com, CIIC) for discovering another attack vector in runc (Attack 2) based on @ssst0n3's initial findings. Also, @cyphar helped youki in finding the problem.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published November 5, 2025 (341 days ago).
  • Last revised November 15, 2025 — 9 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Cargo
Update youki to 0.5.7 or later
cargo update -p youki --precise 0.5.7

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: crates.io (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
youki
crates.io
All versions0.5.7

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 10.0 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-62161?
youki container escape via "masked path" abuse due to mount race conditions This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 10.0/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2025-62161?
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Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
10.0

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-4g74-7cff-xcv8

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