SB2019032519 - Privilege escalation in Apache Mesos
Published: March 25, 2019 Updated: November 19, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019032519
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0204)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a specifically crafted Docker image running under the root user can overwrite the init helper binary of the container runtime and/or the command executor in Apache Mesos. A remote attacker can attacker can gain root-level privileges on the host.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.