SB2019062523 - OpenSUSE Linux update for docker
Published: June 25, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019062523
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15664)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to the API endpoints behind the 'docker cp' command are vulnerable to a symlink-exchange attack. A local authenticated attacker can gain read-write access to the host filesystem with root privileges, because "daemon/archive.go" does not do archive operations on a frozen filesystem (or from within a chroot).
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.