CVE-2024-36623: n/a in n/a
moby through v25.0.3 has a Race Condition vulnerability in the streamformatter package which can be used to trigger multiple concurrent write operations resulting in data corruption or application crashes.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-36623 is a high-severity race condition vulnerability identified in the streamformatter package used by moby up to version 25.0.3. This vulnerability arises from improper handling of concurrent write operations, allowing multiple threads or processes to write simultaneously to shared resources without adequate synchronization. The race condition can lead to data corruption or cause the application to crash, impacting the integrity and availability of the affected system. The vulnerability is characterized by CWE-362 (Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization). According to the CVSS 3.1 vector (8.1), the attack can be executed remotely (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring low privileges (PR:L) but no user interaction (UI:N). The scope remains unchanged (S:U), with no confidentiality impact (C:N), but high impact on integrity (I:H) and availability (A:H). Although no specific vendor or product beyond moby is identified, moby is a foundational containerization technology closely related to Docker, widely used in container orchestration and cloud-native environments. The absence of known exploits in the wild suggests this is a newly disclosed vulnerability, but the high CVSS score indicates significant risk if exploited. The lack of patch links implies that fixes may not yet be publicly available, emphasizing the need for immediate attention and mitigation by users of affected versions.
Potential Impact
For European organizations, the impact of CVE-2024-36623 can be substantial, especially those relying on containerized environments for application deployment, microservices, and cloud infrastructure. Data corruption caused by concurrent write conflicts can lead to application failures, service disruptions, and potential loss of data integrity, affecting business continuity and operational reliability. The availability impact could result in downtime for critical services, which is particularly concerning for sectors such as finance, healthcare, telecommunications, and government services that depend heavily on containerized workloads. Additionally, the integrity compromise could undermine trust in automated deployment pipelines and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) workflows. Since the vulnerability requires low privileges but no user interaction, attackers who gain limited access to container environments could exploit this flaw to escalate disruptions without needing further user involvement. This risk is amplified in multi-tenant cloud environments common in Europe, where container isolation is critical. The absence of confidentiality impact reduces the risk of data leakage but does not mitigate the operational risks posed by integrity and availability failures.
Mitigation Recommendations
European organizations should prioritize the following mitigation strategies: 1) Immediate assessment of container environments to identify usage of moby versions up to 25.0.3 and the streamformatter package. 2) Apply patches or updates as soon as they become available from the moby or related vendor communities. In the absence of official patches, consider temporary workarounds such as limiting concurrent write operations or isolating affected components to reduce race condition exposure. 3) Implement strict access controls and privilege restrictions to minimize the ability of low-privilege users or processes to trigger concurrent writes. 4) Enhance monitoring and logging around container runtime behaviors to detect anomalies indicative of race condition exploitation attempts or application crashes. 5) Conduct thorough testing of containerized applications under concurrent load to identify and remediate synchronization issues proactively. 6) Review and harden CI/CD pipelines and orchestration configurations to prevent propagation of vulnerable container images. 7) Engage with container security tools that can detect race conditions or concurrency issues during runtime or static analysis. 8) Educate development and operations teams about concurrency risks and secure coding practices related to shared resource management.
Affected Countries
Germany, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Ireland, Belgium
CVE-2024-36623: n/a in n/a
Description
moby through v25.0.3 has a Race Condition vulnerability in the streamformatter package which can be used to trigger multiple concurrent write operations resulting in data corruption or application crashes.
AI-Powered Analysis
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-36623 is a high-severity race condition vulnerability identified in the streamformatter package used by moby up to version 25.0.3. This vulnerability arises from improper handling of concurrent write operations, allowing multiple threads or processes to write simultaneously to shared resources without adequate synchronization. The race condition can lead to data corruption or cause the application to crash, impacting the integrity and availability of the affected system. The vulnerability is characterized by CWE-362 (Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization). According to the CVSS 3.1 vector (8.1), the attack can be executed remotely (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring low privileges (PR:L) but no user interaction (UI:N). The scope remains unchanged (S:U), with no confidentiality impact (C:N), but high impact on integrity (I:H) and availability (A:H). Although no specific vendor or product beyond moby is identified, moby is a foundational containerization technology closely related to Docker, widely used in container orchestration and cloud-native environments. The absence of known exploits in the wild suggests this is a newly disclosed vulnerability, but the high CVSS score indicates significant risk if exploited. The lack of patch links implies that fixes may not yet be publicly available, emphasizing the need for immediate attention and mitigation by users of affected versions.
Potential Impact
For European organizations, the impact of CVE-2024-36623 can be substantial, especially those relying on containerized environments for application deployment, microservices, and cloud infrastructure. Data corruption caused by concurrent write conflicts can lead to application failures, service disruptions, and potential loss of data integrity, affecting business continuity and operational reliability. The availability impact could result in downtime for critical services, which is particularly concerning for sectors such as finance, healthcare, telecommunications, and government services that depend heavily on containerized workloads. Additionally, the integrity compromise could undermine trust in automated deployment pipelines and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) workflows. Since the vulnerability requires low privileges but no user interaction, attackers who gain limited access to container environments could exploit this flaw to escalate disruptions without needing further user involvement. This risk is amplified in multi-tenant cloud environments common in Europe, where container isolation is critical. The absence of confidentiality impact reduces the risk of data leakage but does not mitigate the operational risks posed by integrity and availability failures.
Mitigation Recommendations
European organizations should prioritize the following mitigation strategies: 1) Immediate assessment of container environments to identify usage of moby versions up to 25.0.3 and the streamformatter package. 2) Apply patches or updates as soon as they become available from the moby or related vendor communities. In the absence of official patches, consider temporary workarounds such as limiting concurrent write operations or isolating affected components to reduce race condition exposure. 3) Implement strict access controls and privilege restrictions to minimize the ability of low-privilege users or processes to trigger concurrent writes. 4) Enhance monitoring and logging around container runtime behaviors to detect anomalies indicative of race condition exploitation attempts or application crashes. 5) Conduct thorough testing of containerized applications under concurrent load to identify and remediate synchronization issues proactively. 6) Review and harden CI/CD pipelines and orchestration configurations to prevent propagation of vulnerable container images. 7) Engage with container security tools that can detect race conditions or concurrency issues during runtime or static analysis. 8) Educate development and operations teams about concurrency risks and secure coding practices related to shared resource management.
Affected Countries
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- mitre
- Date Reserved
- 2024-05-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Cisa Enriched
- true
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 682d9839c4522896dcbece29
Added to database: 5/21/2025, 9:09:13 AM
Last enriched: 7/2/2025, 2:27:48 AM
Last updated: 8/17/2025, 4:45:16 PM
Views: 10
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