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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2017-14992: Security patch for docker (ALAS-2018-941)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2017-14992: Security patch for docker (ALAS-2018-941)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
11/01/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/01/2018
Modified
10/14/2022

Description

Lack of content verification in Docker-CE (Also known as Moby) versions 1.12.6-0, 1.10.3, 17.03.0, 17.03.1, 17.03.2, 17.06.0, 17.06.1, 17.06.2, 17.09.0, and earlier allows a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service via a crafted image layer payload, aka gzip bombing.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-docker

References

  • ALAS-2018-941
  • CVE-2017-14992

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