Link Following Affecting docker package, versions <0:1.6.0-1.3.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-DOCKER-1685328
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed18 May 2015

Introduced: 18 May 2015

CVE-2015-3629  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 docker to version 0:1.6.0-1.3.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2015-522.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream docker package and not the docker package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

Libcontainer 1.6.0, as used in Docker Engine, allows local users to escape containerization ("mount namespace breakout") and write to arbitrary file on the host system via a symlink attack in an image when respawning a container.

CVSS Scores

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