CVE-2019-1020014

Publication date 29 July 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

docker-credential-helpers before 0.6.3 has a double free in the List functions.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Jasiel Spelman discovered that a double free existed in docker-credential-helpers. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
golang-github-docker-docker-credential-helpers 23.04 lunar
Not affected
22.10 kinetic
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
21.10 impish
Not affected
21.04 hirsute
Not affected
20.10 groovy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan
Not affected
19.04 disco
Fixed 0.6.1-1ubuntu0.1
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 0.5.0-2ubuntu0.1+esm1
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
docker.io 23.04 lunar
Not affected
22.10 kinetic
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
21.10 impish
Not affected
21.04 hirsute
Not affected
20.10 groovy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan
Not affected
19.04 disco
Fixed 18.09.7-0ubuntu1~19.04.5
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 18.09.7-0ubuntu1~18.04.4
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 18.09.7-0ubuntu1~16.04.5
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

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Patch details

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Package Patch details
golang-github-docker-docker-credential-helpers

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-4103-1
    • docker-credential-helpers vulnerability
    • 19 August 2019
    • USN-4856-1
    • docker-credential-helpers vulnerability
    • 15 March 2021

Other references