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GHSA-v4h8-794j-g8mm CVE-2015-3631 GO-2022-0708

Arbitrary File Override in Docker Engine

Medium Go
Severity
5.1 / 10
Medium · CVSS 3.1
Exploit chance (EPSS)
0.57%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 47.04% of scored vulnerabilities.
Known exploited
No
Not in CISA's catalog
Weakness
CWE-285 Improper Authorization
Fix
1.6.1
Upgrade github.com/docker/docker to this version or later

Description

Docker Engine before 1.6.1 allows local users to set arbitrary Linux Security Modules (LSM) and docker_t policies via an image that allows volumes to override files in /proc.

Affected versions

Go

PackageVulnerableFixed in
github.com/docker/docker
< 1.6.1
1.6.1

How to fix

Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.

github.com/docker/docker Go → 1.6.1

go
go get github.com/docker/docker@v1.6.1 && go mod tidy

Severity breakdown

CVSS 3.1 5.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Weakness

CWE-285: Improper Authorization

The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

How to prevent it
  • Architecture and Design: Divide the product into anonymous, normal, privileged, and administrative areas. Reduce the attack surface by carefully mapping roles with data and functionality. Use role-based access control (RBAC) to enforce the roles at the appropriate boundaries. Note that this approach may not protect against horizontal authorization, i.e., it will not protect a user from attacking others with the same role.
  • Architecture and Design: Ensure that you perform access control checks related to your business logic. These checks may be different than the access control checks that you apply to more generic resources such as files, connections, processes, memory, and database records. For example, a database may restrict access for medical records to a specific database user, but each record might only be intended to be accessible to the patient and the patient's doctor.
  • Architecture and Design: Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid. For example, consider using authorization frameworks such as the JAAS Authorization Framework [REF-233] and the OWASP ESAPI Access Control feature [REF-45].
  • Architecture and Design: For web applications, make sure that the access control mechanism is enforced correctly at the server side on every page. Users should not be able to access any unauthorized functionality or information by simply requesting direct access to that page. One way to do this is to ensure that all pages containing sensitive information are not cached, and that all such pages restrict access to requests that are accompanied by an active and authenticated session token associated with a user who has the required permissions to access that page.
  • System Configuration, Installation: Use the access control capabilities of your operating system and server environment and define your access control lists accordingly. Use a "default deny" policy when defining these ACLs.

References

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. Last updated by the source
  3. Latest EPSS score
AdvisorySeverityWhy it's related
GHSA-rg2x-37c3-w2rh
Docker: Race condition in docker cp allows bind mount redirection to host path
High Also affects github.com/docker/docker
GHSA-vp62-88p7-qqf5
Docker: Race condition in docker cp allows creation of arbitrary empty files on the host via symlink swap
Medium Also affects github.com/docker/docker
GHSA-x86f-5xw2-fm2r
Docker: `PUT /containers/{id}/archive` executes container binary on the host
High Also affects github.com/docker/docker
GO-2026-4887
Moby has AuthZ plugin bypass when provided oversized request bodies
High Also affects github.com/docker/docker
GHSA-pxq6-2prw-chj9
Moby has an Off-by-one error in its plugin privilege validation
High Also affects github.com/docker/docker
GHSA-4vq8-7jfc-9cvp
Moby firewalld reload removes bridge network isolation
Medium Also affects github.com/docker/docker
GHSA-x4rx-4gw3-53p4
Moby firewalld reload makes published container ports accessible from remote hosts
Medium Also affects github.com/docker/docker
GHSA-v23v-6jw2-98fq
Authz zero length regression
Critical Also affects github.com/docker/docker
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