Advisory Published

USN-4589-2: Docker vulnerability

First published: Thu Oct 15 2020(Updated: )

USN-4589-1 fixed a vulnerability in containerd. This update provides the corresponding update for docker.io. Original advisory details: It was discovered that containerd could be made to expose sensitive information when processing URLs in container image manifests. A remote attacker could use this to trick the user and obtain the user's registry credentials.

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
All of
ubuntu/docker.io<19.03.8-0ubuntu1.20.04.1
19.03.8-0ubuntu1.20.04.1
Ubuntu=20.04
All of
ubuntu/docker.io<19.03.6-0ubuntu1~18.04.2
19.03.6-0ubuntu1~18.04.2
Ubuntu=18.04
All of
ubuntu/docker.io<18.09.7-0ubuntu1~16.04.6
18.09.7-0ubuntu1~16.04.6
Ubuntu=16.04

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID for this Docker vulnerability?

    The vulnerability ID for this Docker vulnerability is USN-4589-2.

  • What is the affected version of docker.io for Ubuntu 20.04?

    The affected version of docker.io for Ubuntu 20.04 is 19.03.8-0ubuntu1.20.04.1.

  • What is the affected version of docker.io for Ubuntu 18.04?

    The affected version of docker.io for Ubuntu 18.04 is 19.03.6-0ubuntu1~18.04.2.

  • What is the affected version of docker.io for Ubuntu 16.04?

    The affected version of docker.io for Ubuntu 16.04 is 18.09.7-0ubuntu1~16.04.6.

  • What is the severity of the Docker vulnerability?

    The severity of the Docker vulnerability is not specified in the provided information.

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