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Docker EE: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges (CVE-2018-10892)

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Docker EE: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges (CVE-2018-10892)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
07/06/2018
Created
11/30/2019
Added
11/25/2019
Modified
02/14/2023

Description

The default OCI linux spec in oci/defaults{_linux}.go in Docker/Moby from 1.11 to current does not block /proc/acpi pathnames. The flaw allows an attacker to modify host's hardware like enabling/disabling bluetooth or turning up/down keyboard brightness.

Solution(s)

  • docker-ee-upgrade-17_06_2
  • docker-ee-upgrade-18_03_2

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