UBUNTU-CVE-2021-21284 (CVE-2021-21284)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2021-02-02 18:15 – Updated: 2025-09-08 16:46 – Source website
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Details

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/" that cause writing files with extended privileges. Versions 20.10.3 and 19.03.15 contain patches that prevent privilege escalation from remapped user.


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  "affected": [
    {
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          {
            "binary_name": "docker.io",
            "binary_version": "18.09.7-0ubuntu1~16.04.9+esm2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "golang-docker-dev",
            "binary_version": "18.09.7-0ubuntu1~16.04.9+esm2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "golang-github-docker-docker-dev",
            "binary_version": "18.09.7-0ubuntu1~16.04.9+esm2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "vim-syntax-docker",
            "binary_version": "18.09.7-0ubuntu1~16.04.9+esm2"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "docker.io",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/docker.io@18.09.7-0ubuntu1~16.04.9+esm2?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-infra/xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.6.2~dfsg1-1ubuntu4",
        "1.10.2-0ubuntu3",
        "1.10.2-0ubuntu4",
        "1.10.3-0ubuntu1",
        "1.10.3-0ubuntu4",
        "1.10.3-0ubuntu5",
        "1.10.3-0ubuntu6",
        "1.11.2-0ubuntu5~16.04",
        "1.12.1-0ubuntu13~16.04.1",
        "1.12.3-0ubuntu4~16.04.2",
        "1.12.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.1",
        "1.13.1-0ubuntu1~16.04.2",
        "17.03.2-0ubuntu2~16.04.1",
        "18.06.1-0ubuntu1~16.04.2",
        "18.06.1-0ubuntu1.2~16.04.1",
        "18.09.2-0ubuntu1~16.04.1",
        "18.09.5-0ubuntu1~16.04.2",
        "18.09.7-0ubuntu1~16.04.1",
        "18.09.7-0ubuntu1~16.04.4",
        "18.09.7-0ubuntu1~16.04.5",
        "18.09.7-0ubuntu1~16.04.6",
        "18.09.7-0ubuntu1~16.04.7",
        "18.09.7-0ubuntu1~16.04.9+esm1",
        "18.09.7-0ubuntu1~16.04.9+esm2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "docker.io",
            "binary_version": "20.10.7-0ubuntu1~18.04.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "golang-docker-dev",
            "binary_version": "20.10.7-0ubuntu1~18.04.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "golang-github-docker-docker-dev",
            "binary_version": "20.10.7-0ubuntu1~18.04.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "vim-syntax-docker",
            "binary_version": "20.10.7-0ubuntu1~18.04.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "docker.io",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/docker.io@20.10.7-0ubuntu1~18.04.1?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
      },
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            }
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        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.13.1-0ubuntu6",
        "17.03.2-0ubuntu1",
        "17.03.2-0ubuntu3",
        "17.03.2-0ubuntu5",
        "17.12.1-0ubuntu1",
        "18.06.1-0ubuntu1~18.04.1",
        "18.06.1-0ubuntu1.2~18.04.1",
        "18.09.2-0ubuntu1~18.04.1",
        "18.09.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.2",
        "18.09.7-0ubuntu1~18.04.1",
        "18.09.7-0ubuntu1~18.04.3",
        "18.09.7-0ubuntu1~18.04.4",
        "19.03.6-0ubuntu1~18.04.1",
        "19.03.6-0ubuntu1~18.04.2",
        "19.03.6-0ubuntu1~18.04.3",
        "20.10.2-0ubuntu1~18.04.2",
        "20.10.2-0ubuntu1~18.04.3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "docker.io",
            "binary_version": "20.10.7-0ubuntu1~20.04.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "golang-docker-dev",
            "binary_version": "20.10.7-0ubuntu1~20.04.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "golang-github-docker-docker-dev",
            "binary_version": "20.10.7-0ubuntu1~20.04.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "vim-syntax-docker",
            "binary_version": "20.10.7-0ubuntu1~20.04.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "docker.io",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/docker.io@20.10.7-0ubuntu1~20.04.1?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "20.10.7-0ubuntu1~20.04.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "19.03.2-0ubuntu1",
        "19.03.6-0ubuntu1",
        "19.03.8-0ubuntu1",
        "19.03.8-0ubuntu1.20.04",
        "19.03.8-0ubuntu1.20.04.1",
        "19.03.8-0ubuntu1.20.04.2",
        "20.10.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.2",
        "20.10.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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/\u003cremapping\u003e\" that cause writing files with extended privileges. Versions 20.10.3 and 19.03.15 contain patches that prevent privilege escalation from remapped user.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-21284",
  "modified": "2025-09-08T16:46:57Z",
  "published": "2021-02-02T18:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-21284"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/moby/moby/security/advisories/GHSA-7452-xqpj-6rpc"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://docs.docker.com/engine/release-notes/#20103"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/moby/moby/commit/64bd4485b3a66a597c02c95f5776395e540b2c7c"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/moby/moby/releases/tag/v19.03.15"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/moby/moby/releases/tag/v20.10.3"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5032-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5032-2"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-21284"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-5032-1",
    "USN-5032-2"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2021-21284"
  ]
}



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