critical
CVE-2019-14271
docker: nsswitch based config loaded inside chroot under Glibc
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.
Severity by source
NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GHSA9.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Red Hat8.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD, GHSA, Photon OS. Rated lower by Red Hat (high), Oracle (high).
Description
In Docker 19.03.x before 19.03.1 linked against the GNU C Library (aka glibc), code injection can occur when the nsswitch facility dynamically loads a library inside a chroot that contains the contents of the container.
Affected packages and fixed versions
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| go::GitHub Security Advisory Go | github.com/docker/docker | 19.03.1 |
| Photon OS 2.0 | docker | 18.06.2-5.ph2 |
| alpine 3.11 | docker | 19.03.1 |
| alpine 3.12 | docker | 19.03.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.13 | docker | 19.03.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.14 | docker | 19.03.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.15 | docker | 19.03.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.16 | docker | 19.03.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.17 | docker | 19.03.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.18 | docker | 19.03.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.19 | docker | 19.03.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.20 | docker | 19.03.1-r0 |
Show all 26 entries from 25 sources
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| go::GitHub Security Advisory Go | github.com/docker/docker | 19.03.1 |
| Photon OS 2.0 | docker | 18.06.2-5.ph2 |
| alpine 3.11 | docker | 19.03.1 |
| alpine 3.12 | docker | 19.03.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.13 | docker | 19.03.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.14 | docker | 19.03.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.15 | docker | 19.03.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.16 | docker | 19.03.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.17 | docker | 19.03.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.18 | docker | 19.03.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.19 | docker | 19.03.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.20 | docker | 19.03.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.21 | docker | 19.03.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.22 | docker | 19.03.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.23 | docker | 19.03.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.24 | docker | 19.03.1-r0 |
| alpine edge | docker | 19.03.1-r0 |
| debian 10 | docker.io | 18.09.1+dfsg1-7.1+deb10u1 |
| debian 11 | docker.io | 18.09.1+dfsg1-9 |
| debian 12 | docker.io | 18.09.1+dfsg1-9 |
| debian 13 | docker.io | 18.09.1+dfsg1-9 |
| debian 14 | docker.io | 18.09.1+dfsg1-9 |
| echo | docker.io | 18.09.1+dfsg1-9 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | docker-cli | 19.03.1.ol-1.0.0.el7 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | docker-engine | 19.03.1.ol-1.0.0.el7 |
| root.io debian 12 | rootio-docker.io | 18.09.1+dfsg1-9 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00084.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14271
- https://docs.docker.com/engine/release-notes
- https://docs.docker.com/engine/release-notes/
- https://github.com/moby/moby
- https://github.com/moby/moby/commit/11e48badcb67554b3d795241855028f28d244545
- https://github.com/moby/moby/commit/fa8dd90ceb7bcb9d554d27e0b9087ab83e54bd2b
- https://github.com/moby/moby/issues/39449
All 17 references
- https://github.com/moby/moby/pull/39612
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2019-14271.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2019-4827.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14271
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/21
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190828-0003
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190828-0003/
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14271
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4521