USN-7161-1: Docker vulnerabilities

Publication date

16 December 2024

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Docker.


Packages

Details

Yair Zak discovered that Docker could unexpectedly forward DNS requests
from internal networks in an unexpected manner. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to exfiltrate data by encoding information in DNS queries
to controlled nameservers. This issue was only addressed for the source package
docker.io-app in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-29018)

Cory Snider discovered that Docker did not properly handle authorization
plugin request processing. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
bypass authorization controls by forwarding API requests without their
full body, leading to unauthorized actions. This issue was only addressed for
the source package docker.io-app in Ubuntu 24.10 and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS,
and the source package docker.io in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-41110)

Yair Zak discovered that Docker could unexpectedly forward DNS requests
from internal networks in an unexpected manner. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to exfiltrate data by encoding information in DNS queries
to controlled nameservers. This issue was only addressed for the source package
docker.io-app in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-29018)

Cory Snider discovered that Docker did not properly handle authorization
plugin request processing. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
bypass authorization controls by forwarding API requests without their
full body, leading to unauthorized actions. This issue was only addressed for
the source package docker.io-app in Ubuntu 24.10 and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS,
and the source package docker.io in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-41110)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
24.10 oracular docker.io –  26.1.3-0ubuntu1.1
24.04 noble docker.io –  26.1.3-0ubuntu1~24.04.1+esm1  
18.04 bionic docker.io –  20.10.21-0ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm1  

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