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CVE-2025-58354

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Description

Kata Containers is an open source project focusing on a standard implementation of lightweight Virtual Machines (VMs) that perform like containers. In Kata Containers versions from 3.20.0 and before, a malicious host can circumvent initdata verification. On TDX systems running confidential guests, a malicious host can selectively fail IO operations to skip initdata verification. This allows an attacker to launch arbitrary workloads while being able to attest successfully to Trustee impersonating any benign workload. This issue has been patched in Kata Containers version 3.21.0.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.9 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2025-09-23 21:15:52.213000
Last modified
2026-10-19 16:10:00.260000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2025-58354",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2025-09-23T21:15:52.213",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T16:10:00.260",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
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      "value": "Kata Containers is an open source project focusing on a standard implementation of lightweight Virtual Machines (VMs) that perform like containers. In Kata Containers versions from 3.20.0 and before, a malicious host can circumvent initdata verification. On TDX systems running confidential guests, a malicious host can selectively fail IO operations to skip initdata verification. This allows an attacker to launch arbitrary workloads while being able to attest successfully to Trustee impersonating any benign workload. This issue has been patched in Kata Containers version 3.21.0."
    },
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      "value": "Kata Containers es un proyecto de código abierto centrado en una implementación estándar de Máquinas Virtuales (VMs) ligeras que se comportan como contenedores. En las versiones de Kata Containers desde la 3.20.0 y anteriores, un host malicioso puede eludir la verificación de initdata. En sistemas TDX que ejecutan invitados confidenciales, un host malicioso puede hacer que las operaciones de E/S fallen selectivamente para omitir la verificación de initdata. Esto permite a un atacante lanzar cargas de trabajo arbitrarias mientras puede atestiguar con éxito a Trustee, suplantando cualquier carga de trabajo benigna. Este problema ha sido parcheado en la versión 3.21.0 de Kata Containers."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
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          "confidentialityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
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          "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
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      "url": "https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/commit/3e67f92e34be974e792c153add76e4e4baac9de0",
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      "source": "[email protected]"
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