CVE-2025-58354
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Publication date: 2025-09-23

Last updated on: 2025-09-24

Assigner: GitHub, Inc.

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.
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Published
2025-09-23
Last Modified
2025-09-24
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2026-06-16
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2025-09-23
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
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CVE-2025-58354
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Showing 2 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
kata_containers kata_containers 3.20.0
kata_containers kata_containers 3.21.0
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CWE-754 The product does not check or incorrectly checks for unusual or exceptional conditions that are not expected to occur frequently during day to day operation of the product.
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Executive Summary

In Kata Containers versions 3.20.0 and earlier, on TDX systems running confidential guests, a malicious host can bypass the verification of initialization data by selectively failing IO operations. This allows the attacker to run arbitrary workloads while still successfully attesting as if they were benign workloads.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability allows a malicious host to execute arbitrary workloads within Kata Containers while impersonating trusted workloads. This could lead to unauthorized code execution and potential compromise of the system's integrity and security.

Mitigation Strategies

Upgrade Kata Containers to version 3.21.0 or later, as this version contains the patch that fixes the vulnerability allowing a malicious host to circumvent initdata verification on TDX systems.

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