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high 8.8

CVE-2020-14298 json

The version of docker as released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras via RHBA-2020:0053 advisory included an incorrect version of runc m…

published 2020-07-13 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-6450

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 25%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The version of docker as released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras via RHBA-2020:0053 advisory included an incorrect version of runc missing the fix for CVE-2019-5736, which was previously fixed via RHSA-2019:0304. This issue could allow a malicious or compromised container to compromise the container host and other containers running on the same host. This issue only affects docker version 1.13.1-108.git4ef4b30.el7, shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras. Both earlier and later versions are not affected.

Patch / fix

  • docker RHEL 7 EXTRAS_OTHER 2:1.13.1-162.git64e9980.el7_8
  • docker-client RHEL 7 EXTRAS_OTHER 2:1.13.1-162.git64e9980.el7_8
  • docker-common RHEL 7 EXTRAS_OTHER 2:1.13.1-162.git64e9980.el7_8
  • docker-logrotate RHEL 7 EXTRAS_OTHER 2:1.13.1-162.git64e9980.el7_8
  • docker-lvm-plugin RHEL 7 EXTRAS_OTHER 2:1.13.1-162.git64e9980.el7_8
  • docker-v1.10-migrator RHEL 7 EXTRAS_OTHER 2:1.13.1-162.git64e9980.el7_8
  • docker-novolume-plugin RHEL 7 EXTRAS_OTHER 2:1.13.1-162.git64e9980.el7_8
  • docker-rhel-push-plugin RHEL 7 EXTRAS_OTHER 2:1.13.1-162.git64e9980.el7_8

red hat advisories RHSA-2020:2653

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2020-14298 updated cvss 8.8

docker: Security regression of CVE-2019-5736 due to inclusion of vulnerable runc

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras docker 1.13.1-162.git64e9980.el7_8, docker-client 1.13.1-162.git64e9980.el7_8, docker-common 1.13.1-162.git64e9980.el7_8, docker-logrotate 1.13.1-162.git64e9980.el7_8, docker-lvm-plugin 1.13.1-162.git64e9980.el7_8, docker-v1.10-migrator 1.13.1-162.git64e9980.el7_8, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix “This issue is mitigated on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 if SELinux is in enforcing mode, which prevents containers from escaping to the host machine.” RHSA-2020:2653

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • n/a Docker

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-273 Improper Check for Dropped Privileges
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References

Sources

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