CVE-2018-20699: Medium severity docker vulnerability

Published Jan 12, 2019
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Updated

Docker Engine before 18.09 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (dockerd memory consumption) via a large integer in a --cpuset-mems or --cpuset-cpus value, related to daemon/daemonunix.go, pkg/parsers/parsers.go, and pkg/sysinfo/sysinfo.go.

Affected Software

2 affected components
Docker Engine<18.09
redhat Enterprise Linux Server=7.0

Event History

Jan 12, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 AM
Description
Jan 16, 2019
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·03:54 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2018-20699?

CVE-2018-20699 is a vulnerability in Docker Engine that allows attackers to cause a denial of service (dockerd memory consumption) via a large integer in a --cpuset-mems or --cpuset-cpus value.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2018-20699?

CVE-2018-20699 has a severity rating of 4.9, which is considered medium.

3

How can CVE-2018-20699 be exploited?

CVE-2018-20699 can be exploited by providing a large integer in the --cpuset-mems or --cpuset-cpus value.

4

Is Docker Engine version 18.09 affected by CVE-2018-20699?

Yes, Docker Engine version 18.09 is affected by CVE-2018-20699.

5

How can I fix CVE-2018-20699?

To fix CVE-2018-20699, upgrade to a version of Docker Engine that is not affected by the vulnerability.

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