usn-4297-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2020-03-09 15:21
Modified
2026-02-10 04:41
Summary
runc vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that runC incorrectly checked mount targets. An attacker with a malicious container image could possibly mount over the /proc directory and escalate privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-16884)

It was discovered that runC incorrectly performed access control. An attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2019-19921)

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  "affected": [
    {
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              "id": "CVE-2019-16884",
              "severity": [
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                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
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        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
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          },
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      },
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            },
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "1.0.0~rc4+dfsg1-2",
        "1.0.0~rc4+dfsg1-6",
        "1.0.0~rc4+dfsg1-6ubuntu0.18.04.1",
        "1.0.0~rc7+git20190403.029124da-0ubuntu1~18.04.1",
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        "1.0.0~rc10-0ubuntu1~18.04.1"
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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "It was discovered that runC incorrectly checked mount targets. An attacker\nwith a malicious container image could possibly mount over the /proc\ndirectory and escalate privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04\nLTS. (CVE-2019-16884)\n\nIt was discovered that runC incorrectly performed access control. An\nattacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges.\n(CVE-2019-19921)\n",
  "id": "USN-4297-1",
  "modified": "2026-02-10T04:41:47Z",
  "published": "2020-03-09T15:21:21Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4297-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-16884"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-19921"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "runc vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-16884",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-19921"
  ]
}



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