Link Following Affecting docker-pkg-devel package, versions <0:1.3.2-1.0.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
9.65% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-DOCKERPKGDEVEL-1681015
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed12 Dec 2014

Introduced: 12 Dec 2014

CVE-2014-6407  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 docker-pkg-devel to version 0:1.3.2-1.0.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2014-454.

NVD Description

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

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.

CVSS Scores

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