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RHEL 7 : docker (RHSA-2014:0820)
high Nessus Plugin ID 79034
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.Description
An updated docker package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
Docker is a service providing container management on Linux.
It was found that the socket used to manage the Docker service was world readable and writable. A local user could use this flaw to escalate their privileges to root. (CVE-2014-3499)
Red Hat would like to thank Jon Stanley for reporting this issue.
All users of docker are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which corrects this issue. After applying this update, the docker service must be restarted for the update to take effect.
Solution
Update the affected docker package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 79034
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2014-0820.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 11/8/2014
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 6.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:docker, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/1/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/11/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-3499
RHSA: 2014:0820