Security readout for executives and security teams
This flaw affects very old Docker Engine releases. During image pulls, Docker could mishandle manifest JSON in a way that let attackers add attributes and bypass pull-by-digest validation. The business risk is weakened trust in image integrity for affected Docker hosts, especially where digest pinning was relied on for supply-chain control. Exposure is likely limited to environments still running Docker Engine before 1.8.3 or CS Docker Engine before 1.6.2-CS7. Risk is most relevant where hosts pull images by digest and depend on that validation for image provenance or deployment integrity. Treat this as a targeted legacy-platform risk, not an emergency based on current evidence. Prioritize remediation if old Docker hosts remain in production or if container image integrity is part of regulated or high-trust deployment controls. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Docker Engine to 1.8.3 or later.; Upgrade CS Docker Engine to 1.6.2-CS7 or later.; Check Docker vendor guidance for any version-specific remediation notes..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/docker-dev/bWVVtLNbFy8/UaefOqMOCAAJCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/docker/docker/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#183-2015-10-12CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://blog.docker.com/2015/10/security-release-docker-1-8-3-1-6-2-cs7/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.docker.com/legal/docker-cve-databaseCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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