CVE-2018-15664

docker: symlink-exchange race attacks in docker cp

Published May 23, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Docker through 18.06.1-ce-rc2, the API endpoints behind the 'docker cp' command are vulnerable to a symlink-exchange attack with Directory Traversal, giving attackers arbitrary read-write access to the host filesystem with root privileges, because daemon/archive.go does not do archive operations on a frozen filesystem (or from within a chroot).

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-7535 In Docker through 18.06.1-ce-rc2, the API endpoints behind the 'docker cp' command are vulnerable to a symlink-exchange attack with Directory Traversal, giving attackers arbitrary read-write access to the host filesystem with root privileges, because daemon/archive.go does not do archive operations on a frozen filesystem (or from within a chroot).
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4048-1 Docker vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 10:01 AM
Reserved
Aug 21, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 23, 2019, 2:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:42 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 23, 2019, 12:00 AM