CVE-2022-24769: Github.com/moby/moby Moby (Docker Engine) Started With Vulnerability

MODERATE
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-2mm7-x5h6-5pvq
CVSS 5.9
CWE-732
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2022-24769 is a MODERATE (CVSS 5.9) moby (docker engine) started with vulnerability (CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource) affecting Github.com/moby/moby libraries in the Go ecosystem. The issue involves moby (docker engine) started with non-empty inheritable linux process capabilities. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 20.10.14.

CVE-2022-24769 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2022-24769
GHSA Identifier GHSA-2mm7-x5h6-5pvq
Severity MODERATE
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 5.9
CWE Classification CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Affected Product Github.com/moby/moby
Package Ecosystem Go
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 5.9

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L).

Attack Vector Local (AV:L)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required None (PR:N)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality Low (C:L)
Integrity Low (I:L)
Availability Low (A:L)

How to Fix CVE-2022-24769

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Github.com/moby/moby dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

github.com/moby/moby fixed: 20.10.14
Upgrade github.com/moby/moby to 20.10.14
github.com/docker/docker fixed: 20.10.14
Upgrade github.com/docker/docker to 20.10.14
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:

inspect dependencies for github.com/moby/moby

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2022-24769, inspect your project dependencies for Github.com/moby/moby:

inspect dependencies for github.com/moby/moby

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Github.com/moby/moby in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 20.10.14), your application is affected.

Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource, where the product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. In Github.com/moby/moby, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

### Impact A bug was found in Moby (Docker Engine) where containers were incorrectly started with non-empty inheritable Linux process capabilities, creating an atypical Linux environment and enabling programs with inheritable file capabilities to elevate those capabilities to the permitted set during `execve(2)`. Normally, when executable programs have specified permitted file capabilities, otherwise unprivileged users and processes can execute those programs and gain the specified file capabilities up to the bounding set. Due to this bug, containers which included executable programs with inheritable file capabilities allowed otherwise unprivileged users and processes to additionally gain these inheritable file capabilities up to the container's bounding set. Containers which use Linux users and groups to perform privilege separation inside the container are most directly impacted. This bug did not affect the container security sandbox as the inheritable set never contained more capabilities than were included in the container's bounding set. ### Patches This bug has been fixed in Moby (Docker Engine) 20.10.14. Users should update to this version as soon as possible. Running containers should be stopped, deleted, and recreated for the inheritable capabilities to be reset. This fix changes Moby (Docker Engine) behavior such that containers are started with a more typical Linux environment. Refer to `capabilities(7)` for a description of how capabilities work. Note that permitted file capabilities continue to allow for privileges to be raised up to the container's bounding set and that processes may add capabilities to their own inheritable set up to the container's bounding set per the rules described in the manual page. In all cases the container's bounding set provides an upper bound on the capabilities that can be assumed and provides for the container security sandbox. ### Workarounds The entrypoint of a container can be modified to use a utility like `capsh(1)` to drop inheritable capabilities prior to the primary process starting. ### Credits The Moby project would like to thank [Andrew G. Morgan](https://github.com/AndrewGMorgan) for responsibly disclosing this issue in accordance with the [Moby security policy](https://github.com/moby/moby/blob/master/SECURITY.md). ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * [Open an issue](https://github.com/moby/moby/issues/new) * Email us at [security@docker.com](mailto:security@docker.com) if you think you’ve found a security bug

CVE-2022-24769 Affected Github.com/moby/moby Versions

2 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
20.10.14
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
github.com/moby/moby
Go
< 20.10.14
20.10.14
github.com/docker/docker
Go
< 20.10.14
20.10.14

References

GitHub Advisory / Wiki ADVISORY
https://github.com/moby/moby/security/advisories/GHSA-2mm7-x5h6-5pvq
NVD — CVE-2022-24769 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24769
Security Fix Commit FIX COMMIT
https://github.com/moby/moby/commit/2bbc786e4c59761d722d2d1518cd0a32829bc07f
Security Fix Commit FIX COMMIT
https://github.com/moby/moby/commit/7f375bcff41ce672cd61e9a31f3eeb2966e3dbe1
Github.com/moby/moby Security Information SECURITY
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5162
Github.com/moby/moby Security Information SECURITY
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-31
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Github.com/moby/moby Release RELEASE
https://github.com/moby/moby/releases/tag/v20.10.14
Github.com/moby/moby Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/moby/moby
Github.com/moby/moby Security Information SECURITY
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/12/1

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-24769?
CVE-2022-24769 is a security vulnerability in Github.com/moby/moby involving Moby (Docker Engine) started with non-empty inheritable Linux process capabilities under CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource.
Which Github.com/moby/moby versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 20.10.14 across affected packages: github.com/moby/moby, github.com/docker/docker.
What version fixes CVE-2022-24769?
Upgrading to 20.10.14 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is github.com/moby/moby affected?
Yes, github.com/moby/moby is affected in releases prior to 20.10.14. Upgrade your dependency to 20.10.14 or later.
Is github.com/docker/docker affected?
Yes, github.com/docker/docker is affected in releases prior to 20.10.14. Upgrade your dependency to 20.10.14 or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-24769?
CVE-2022-24769 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.9 (MODERATE) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2022-24769?
CVE-2022-24769 is classified under CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource (The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.).
How can I check Go dependencies for CVE-2022-24769?
Run the dependency tree command: 'inspect dependencies for github.com/moby/moby'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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