SB20200611152 - openEuler 20.03 LTS update for lxc-4.0.1-2020052701



SB20200611152 - openEuler 20.03 LTS update for lxc-4.0.1-2020052701

Published: June 11, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB20200611152
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5736)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges.

The weakness exists in the runc container runtime due to file-descriptor mishandling, related to /proc/self/exe. A remote attacker can leverage the ability to execute a command as root within one of these types of containers: (1) a new container with an attacker-controlled image, or (2) an existing container, to which the attacker previously had write access, that can be attached with docker exec, overwrite the host runc binary with minimal user interaction and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.