vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2019-16884: Security patch for runc (ALAS-2021-1556)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Sep 25, 2019 | Jan 12, 2022 | Jan 12, 2022 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Sep 25, 2019
Added
Jan 12, 2022
Modified
Jan 12, 2022
Description
runc through 1.0.0-rc8, as used in Docker through 19.03.2-ce and other products, allows AppArmor restriction bypass because libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go incorrectly checks mount targets, and thus a malicious Docker image can mount over a /proc directory.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-runc
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