Directory Traversal Affecting docker-pkg-devel package, versions <0:1.3.3-1.0.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (43rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-DOCKERPKGDEVEL-1681219
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed2 Dec 2019

Introduced: 2 Dec 2019

CVE-2014-9356  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 docker-pkg-devel to version 0:1.3.3-1.0.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2014-461.

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.

Path traversal vulnerability in Docker before 1.3.3 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files and bypass a container protection mechanism via a full pathname in a symlink in an (1) image or (2) build in a Dockerfile.

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