CVE-2025-54867: Youki: If /proc and /sys in the rootfs are symbolic links, they can potentially be exploited to gain access to the host root filesystem.

August 14, 2025

If /proc and /sys in the rootfs are symbolic links, they can potentially be exploited to gain access to the host root filesystem.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-j26p-6wx7-f3pw
github.com/youki-dev/youki
github.com/youki-dev/youki/commit/0d9b4f2aa5ceaf988f3eb568711d2acf0a4ace37
github.com/youki-dev/youki/releases/tag/v0.5.5
github.com/youki-dev/youki/security/advisories/GHSA-j26p-6wx7-f3pw
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54867

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