CVE Series: “Leaky Vessels” Container Breakout (CVE-2024-21626)
CVE-2024-21626 is a severe vulnerability affecting all versions of runc up to 1.1.11, a critical component utilized by Docker and other containerization technologies like Kubernetes. This vulnerability enables an attacker to escape from a container to the underlying host operating system. Put on your red team hat to exploit this vulnerability.
Course Content
CVE-2024-21626 is a severe vulnerability affecting all versions of runc up to 1.1.11, a critical component utilized by Docker and other containerization technologies like Kubernetes. This vulnerability enables an attacker to escape from a container to the underlying host operating system. Exploitation can occur either through executing a malicious image or building an image using a compromised Dockerfile or base image. Specifically, the vulnerability exploits the order of operations related to the WORKDIR directive in Dockerfiles, allowing an attacker to maintain access to privileged host directory file descriptors and thereby gain full access to the host's root filesystem. This potentially leads to unauthorized data access and system control, operating under the privileges of the containerization user, typically as the root user. In this course you’ll be putting on your red team hat to exploit this vulnerability.
Target Audience
This course is for seasoned red teamers, penetration testers, security and vulnerability assessment analysts, and system administrators who want to know how to exploit and protect against the latest vulnerabilities impacting enterprise systems.
Course Level
Intermediate
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Docker as well as functional knowledge of the Linux command line.
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Clint is a technical manager for a financial services company’s Responsible Disclosure Team, where he interacts with ethical hackers who find vulnerabilities in the company’s infrastructure. Clint is a former Special Agent with the Department of Justice where he specialized in internet investigations and conducted numerous cases on cyber threat actors on the surface, deep, and dark web, resulting in Clint earning the Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award. Clint has trained over 1,000 law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and civilians on the dark web and dark market websites. Clint has a master’s degree in intelligence studies from American Military University where he graduated with honors and also has a master’s degree in Information Technology from Carnegie Mellon University where he graduated with highest distinction. As a former Navy Reserve Officer, Clint served in many roles, such as a division officer and department head for commands in the information warfare community.
