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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability identified in docker for Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Security Bulletin


Summary

Vulnerability identified in docker package for Red Hat Enterprise Linux potentially impact IBM Cloud Pak System.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2020-14300
DESCRIPTION:   Docker package for Red Hat Enterprise Linux could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an issue with allowing additional container processes via "runc exec" to be ptraced by the pid 1 of the container in the runc component. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code outside of the container.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/185444 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Cloud Pak System2.3.0.1, 2.3.1.1

Remediation/Fixes

Issue only affects a single version of docker package as per RedHat Enterpirse Linux response https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-14300

For IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3.0.1, 2.3.1.1

Check docker version

> $ rpm -q docker

If the reported version is docker-1.13.1-108.git4ef4b30.el7, you are potentially vulnerable to this issue.

> update package via satellite 

OR

Upgrade to Cloud Pak System 2.3.2.0 or later

Information on upgrading can be found here:  https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/887959

 

 

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

12 Aug 2020: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
18 August 2020

Initial Publish date:
12 August 2020

UID

ibm16261477

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