USN-4297-1: runC vulnerabilities
USN-4297-1: runC vulnerabilities runc vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 19.10 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary Several security issues were fixed in runc. Software Description runc – Open Container Project Details It was discovered that runC incorrectly checked mount targets. An attacker with a malicious container image could possibly mount over the /proc directory and excalate privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-16884) It was discovered that runC incorrectly performed access control. An attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2019-19921) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.10 runc – 1.0.0~rc10-0ubuntu1~19.10.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS runc – 1.0.0~rc10-0ubuntu1~18.04.2 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References [ more… ]
