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


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-DOCKERPKGDEVEL-1685303
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed18 May 2015

Introduced: 18 May 2015

CVE-2015-3627  (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 0:1.6.0-1.3.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-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.

Libcontainer and Docker Engine before 1.6.1 opens the file-descriptor passed to the pid-1 process before performing the chroot, which allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack in an image.

CVSS Scores

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