Amazon Linux AMI update for containerd, docker



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-41190
CWE-ID CWE-843
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Amazon Linux AMI
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Amazon Web Services

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Type Confusion

EUVDB-ID: #VU58229

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41190

CWE-ID: CWE-843 - Type confusion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error. A remote authenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a type confusion error and interpret the resulting content differently.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:

src:
    containerd-1.4.6-7.11.amzn1.src
    docker-20.10.7-5.76.amzn1.src

x86_64:
    containerd-stress-1.4.6-7.11.amzn1.x86_64
    containerd-1.4.6-7.11.amzn1.x86_64
    containerd-debuginfo-1.4.6-7.11.amzn1.x86_64
    docker-20.10.7-5.76.amzn1.x86_64
    docker-debuginfo-20.10.7-5.76.amzn1.x86_64

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2021-1551.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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