USN-4103-2: Docker vulnerability
19 August 2019
Docker could be made to crash or run programs as your login.
Releases
Packages
- docker.io - Linux container runtime
Details
Jasiel Spelman discovered that a double free existed in the docker-credential-
helpers dependency of Docker. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Original advisory details:
Jasiel Spelman discovered that a double free existed in docker-credential-
helpers. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 19.04
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-4103-1: golang-github-docker-docker-credential-helpers, golang-docker-credential-helpers
- USN-4856-1: golang-github-docker-docker-credential-helpers-dev, golang-github-docker-docker-credential-helpers, golang-docker-credential-helpers