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Docker CE: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CVE-2021-21284)

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Docker CE: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CVE-2021-21284)

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
02/02/2021
Created
02/18/2021
Added
02/17/2021
Modified
08/05/2021

Description

In Docker before versions 9.03.15, 20.10.3 there is a vulnerability involving the --userns-remap option in which access to remapped root allows privilege escalation to real root. When using "--userns-remap", if the root user in the remapped namespace has access to the host filesystem they can modify files under "/var/lib/docker/<remapping>" that cause writing files with extended privileges. Versions 20.10.3 and 19.03.15 contain patches that prevent privilege escalation from remapped user.

Solution(s)

  • docker-ce-upgrade-19_03_15
  • docker-ce-upgrade-20_10_3

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