CVE-2021-21284 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-21284: privilege escalation in Moby

Vendor Moby
Product moby
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published February 2, 2021
Last update August 3, 2024

CVSS base score

6.8/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

In Docker before versions 9.03.15, 20.10.3 there is a vulnerability involving the --userns-remap option in which access to remapped root allows privilege escalation to real root. When using "--userns-remap", if the root user in the remapped namespace has access to the host filesystem they can modify files under "/var/lib/docker/<remapping>" that cause writing files with extended privileges. Versions 20.10.3 and 19.03.15 contain patches that prevent privilege escalation from remapped user.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 2, 2021 CVE published
August 3, 2024 Record updated