Amazon Linux AMI : docker (ALAS-2020-1376)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 137099

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of docker installed on the remote host is prior to 19.03.6ce-4.58. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS-2020-1376 advisory.

An issue was discovered in Docker Engine before 19.03.11. An attacker in a container, with the CAP_NET_RAW capability, can craft IPv6 router advertisements, and consequently spoof external IPv6 hosts, obtain sensitive information, or cause a denial of service.(CVE-2020-13401)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Run 'yum update docker' to update your system.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-13401

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2020-1376.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 137099

File Name: ala_ALAS-2020-1376.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/4/2020

Updated: 12/11/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-13401

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 5.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:docker, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:docker-debuginfo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/3/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/2/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-13401

ALAS: 2020-1376