USN-7161-2: Docker vulnerabilities

USN-7161-2: Docker vulnerabilities

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/rss.xml / Tue, 02/18/2025 - 15:51
USN-7161-1 fixed CVE-2024-29018 in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. This update fixes it in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. USN-7161-1 fixed CVE-2024-41110 in Ubuntu 24.10, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This updates fixes it in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Yair Zak discovered that Docker could unexpectedly forward DNS requests from internal networks in an unexpected manner. An attacker could possibly use this issue to exfiltrate data by encoding information in DNS queries to controlled nameservers. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-29018) Cory Snider discovered that Docker did not properly handle authorization plugin request processing. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass authorization controls by forwarding API requests without their full body, leading to unauthorized actions. (CVE-2024-41110)

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