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CVE-2026-53492 is a security bypass vulnerability in containerd's CRI implementation affecting versions prior to 2.3.2, 2.2.5, and 2.1.9. During checkpoint-based container restoration, the runtime improperly trusts Container Device Interface (CDI) annotations embedded in untrusted checkpoint image metadata and preserves those annotations during restore instead of deriving device-related configuration solely from the pod's original create-time specification. As a result, a user with pod creation permissions can supply a crafted checkpoint image that causes the restored container to receive attacker-controlled CDI edits, including additional device nodes and host mounts, bypassing normal Kubernetes resource allocation and device plugin enforcement.
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A security bypass vulnerability in the Linux Container Runtime Interface (CRI).
A containerd vulnerability in CRI checkpoint restore that improperly trusts CDI annotations from untrusted checkpoint metadata, enabling bypass of Kubernetes resource allocation and device plugin enforcement during container restoration.
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