SB2015012608 - Link following in docker (Alpine package)
Published: January 26, 2015
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015012608
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-6407)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Docker before 1.3.2 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a (1) symlink or (2) hard link attack in an image archive in a (a) pull or (b) load operation.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.