1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4856-1

USN-4856-1: docker-credential-helpers vulnerability

Publication date

15 March 2021

Overview

docker-credential-helpers could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Releases

Packages

Details

Jasiel Spelman discovered that docker-credential-helpers has a double free. A
local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly
execute arbitrary code.

Jasiel Spelman discovered that docker-credential-helpers has a double free. A
local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly
execute arbitrary code.

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
18.04 bionic golang-docker-credential-helpers –  0.5.0-2ubuntu0.1+esm1  

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