Database/Container, Kubernetes & orchestration
containerd: CRI restores container.log from a checkpoint image without validating symlinks
CVE-2026-53489Container, Kubernetes & orchestrationcurated
Impact
CRI restores container.log from a checkpoint image without validating symlinks; arbitrary host file write
Who can reach it
Malicious checkpoint image
What to do
Rolling containerd upgrade with node drain; disable CRI checkpoint/restore for tenants
References
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