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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202003-21
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Severity: High
Title: runC: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: March 15, 2020
Bugs: #677744, #709456, #711182
ID: 202003-21
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in runC, the worst of
which may lead to privilege escalation.
Background
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RunC is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the
OCI specification.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-emulation/runc < 1.0.0_rc10 >= 1.0.0_rc10
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in runC. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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An attacker, by running a malicious Docker image, could escape the
container, bypass security restrictions, escalate privileges or cause a
Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All runC users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/runc-1.0.0_rc10"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2019-16884
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16884
[ 2 ] CVE-2019-19921
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19921
[ 3 ] CVE-2019-5736
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5736
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-21
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5