USN-4103-2: Docker vulnerability

Docker vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

  • Ubuntu 19.04
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary

Docker could be made to crash or run programs as your login.

Software Description

  • 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
docker.io - 18.09.7-0ubuntu1~19.04.5
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
docker.io - 18.09.7-0ubuntu1~18.04.4
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
docker.io - 18.09.7-0ubuntu1~16.04.5

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References



from Ubuntu Security Notices https://ift.tt/2MorUXh