QID 375593

Date Published: 2021-05-31

QID 375593: Docker Engine Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Docker Engine enables containerized applications to run anywhere consistently on any infrastructure.

CVE-2020-27534 - util/binfmt_misc/check.go in Builder in Docker Engine calls os.OpenFile with a potentially unsafe qemu-check temporary pathname, constructed with an empty first argument in an ioutil.TempDir call. Affected Versions:
Docker Engine before 19.03.9

QID Detection Logic:
Vulnerable versions of docker are detected by running the Docker Engine --version command.

Successful exploitation can cause docker to crash.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.3 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.
  • Solution
    Customers are advised to upgrade to Docker Engine 19.03.9 or later versions to remediate this vulnerability.
    Vendor References

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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    CVE-2020-27534 URL Logo docs.docker.com/engine/release-notes/19.03/#19039