diff --git a/libcontainer/container_linux.go b/libcontainer/container_linux.go
index d2d740665ac..8212a331676 100644
--- a/libcontainer/container_linux.go
+++ b/libcontainer/container_linux.go
@@ -609,14 +609,16 @@ func (c *Container) newInitProcess(p *Process, cmd *exec.Cmd, comm *processComm)
 	}
 
 	init := &initProcess{
-		cmd:             cmd,
-		comm:            comm,
-		manager:         c.cgroupManager,
+		containerProcess: containerProcess{
+			cmd:           cmd,
+			comm:          comm,
+			manager:       c.cgroupManager,
+			config:        c.newInitConfig(p),
+			process:       p,
+			bootstrapData: data,
+			container:     c,
+		},
 		intelRdtManager: c.intelRdtManager,
-		config:          c.newInitConfig(p),
-		container:       c,
-		process:         p,
-		bootstrapData:   data,
 	}
 	c.initProcess = init
 	return init, nil
@@ -632,15 +634,18 @@ func (c *Container) newSetnsProcess(p *Process, cmd *exec.Cmd, comm *processComm
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	proc := &setnsProcess{
-		cmd:             cmd,
+		containerProcess: containerProcess{
+			cmd:           cmd,
+			comm:          comm,
+			manager:       c.cgroupManager,
+			config:        c.newInitConfig(p),
+			process:       p,
+			bootstrapData: data,
+			container:     c,
+		},
 		cgroupPaths:     state.CgroupPaths,
 		rootlessCgroups: c.config.RootlessCgroups,
 		intelRdtPath:    state.IntelRdtPath,
-		comm:            comm,
-		manager:         c.cgroupManager,
-		config:          c.newInitConfig(p),
-		process:         p,
-		bootstrapData:   data,
 		initProcessPid:  state.InitProcessPid,
 	}
 	if len(p.SubCgroupPaths) > 0 {
diff --git a/libcontainer/process_linux.go b/libcontainer/process_linux.go
index fcbb54a3e41..dde6aecf13a 100644
--- a/libcontainer/process_linux.go
+++ b/libcontainer/process_linux.go
@@ -95,26 +95,27 @@ func (c *processComm) closeParent() {
 	// c.logPipeParent is kept alive for ForwardLogs
 }
 
-type setnsProcess struct {
-	cmd             *exec.Cmd
-	comm            *processComm
-	cgroupPaths     map[string]string
-	rootlessCgroups bool
-	manager         cgroups.Manager
-	intelRdtPath    string
-	config          *initConfig
-	fds             []string
-	process         *Process
-	bootstrapData   io.Reader
-	initProcessPid  int
+type containerProcess struct {
+	cmd           *exec.Cmd
+	comm          *processComm
+	config        *initConfig
+	manager       cgroups.Manager
+	fds           []string
+	process       *Process
+	bootstrapData io.Reader
+	container     *Container
+}
+
+func (p *containerProcess) pid() int {
+	return p.cmd.Process.Pid
 }
 
-func (p *setnsProcess) startTime() (uint64, error) {
+func (p *containerProcess) startTime() (uint64, error) {
 	stat, err := system.Stat(p.pid())
 	return stat.StartTime, err
 }
 
-func (p *setnsProcess) signal(sig os.Signal) error {
+func (p *containerProcess) signal(sig os.Signal) error {
 	s, ok := sig.(unix.Signal)
 	if !ok {
 		return errors.New("os: unsupported signal type")
@@ -122,6 +123,46 @@ func (p *setnsProcess) signal(sig os.Signal) error {
 	return unix.Kill(p.pid(), s)
 }
 
+func (p *containerProcess) externalDescriptors() []string {
+	return p.fds
+}
+
+func (p *containerProcess) setExternalDescriptors(newFds []string) {
+	p.fds = newFds
+}
+
+func (p *containerProcess) forwardChildLogs() chan error {
+	return logs.ForwardLogs(p.comm.logPipeParent)
+}
+
+// terminate sends a SIGKILL to the forked process for the setns routine then waits to
+// avoid the process becoming a zombie.
+func (p *containerProcess) terminate() error {
+	if p.cmd.Process == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	err := p.cmd.Process.Kill()
+	if _, werr := p.wait(); err == nil {
+		err = werr
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+func (p *containerProcess) wait() (*os.ProcessState, error) { //nolint:unparam
+	err := p.cmd.Wait()
+
+	// Return actual ProcessState even on Wait error
+	return p.cmd.ProcessState, err
+}
+
+type setnsProcess struct {
+	containerProcess
+	cgroupPaths     map[string]string
+	rootlessCgroups bool
+	intelRdtPath    string
+	initProcessPid  int
+}
+
 func (p *setnsProcess) start() (retErr error) {
 	defer p.comm.closeParent()
 
@@ -318,60 +359,9 @@ func (p *setnsProcess) execSetns() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// terminate sends a SIGKILL to the forked process for the setns routine then waits to
-// avoid the process becoming a zombie.
-func (p *setnsProcess) terminate() error {
-	if p.cmd.Process == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	err := p.cmd.Process.Kill()
-	if _, werr := p.wait(); err == nil {
-		err = werr
-	}
-	return err
-}
-
-func (p *setnsProcess) wait() (*os.ProcessState, error) {
-	err := p.cmd.Wait()
-
-	// Return actual ProcessState even on Wait error
-	return p.cmd.ProcessState, err
-}
-
-func (p *setnsProcess) pid() int {
-	return p.cmd.Process.Pid
-}
-
-func (p *setnsProcess) externalDescriptors() []string {
-	return p.fds
-}
-
-func (p *setnsProcess) setExternalDescriptors(newFds []string) {
-	p.fds = newFds
-}
-
-func (p *setnsProcess) forwardChildLogs() chan error {
-	return logs.ForwardLogs(p.comm.logPipeParent)
-}
-
 type initProcess struct {
-	cmd             *exec.Cmd
-	comm            *processComm
-	config          *initConfig
-	manager         cgroups.Manager
+	containerProcess
 	intelRdtManager *intelrdt.Manager
-	container       *Container
-	fds             []string
-	process         *Process
-	bootstrapData   io.Reader
-}
-
-func (p *initProcess) pid() int {
-	return p.cmd.Process.Pid
-}
-
-func (p *initProcess) externalDescriptors() []string {
-	return p.fds
 }
 
 // getChildPid receives the final child's pid over the provided pipe.
@@ -789,27 +779,6 @@ func (p *initProcess) start() (retErr error) {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (p *initProcess) wait() (*os.ProcessState, error) {
-	err := p.cmd.Wait()
-	return p.cmd.ProcessState, err
-}
-
-func (p *initProcess) terminate() error {
-	if p.cmd.Process == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	err := p.cmd.Process.Kill()
-	if _, werr := p.wait(); err == nil {
-		err = werr
-	}
-	return err
-}
-
-func (p *initProcess) startTime() (uint64, error) {
-	stat, err := system.Stat(p.pid())
-	return stat.StartTime, err
-}
-
 func (p *initProcess) updateSpecState() error {
 	s, err := p.container.currentOCIState()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -837,22 +806,6 @@ func (p *initProcess) createNetworkInterfaces() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (p *initProcess) signal(sig os.Signal) error {
-	s, ok := sig.(unix.Signal)
-	if !ok {
-		return errors.New("os: unsupported signal type")
-	}
-	return unix.Kill(p.pid(), s)
-}
-
-func (p *initProcess) setExternalDescriptors(newFds []string) {
-	p.fds = newFds
-}
-
-func (p *initProcess) forwardChildLogs() chan error {
-	return logs.ForwardLogs(p.comm.logPipeParent)
-}
-
 func pidGetFd(pid, srcFd int) (*os.File, error) {
 	pidFd, err := unix.PidfdOpen(pid, 0)
 	if err != nil {