DEBIAN-CVE-2021-21285

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2021-21285
Downstream
DSA-4865-1
Published: 02 Feb 2021, 18:15
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:22

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
26/100
CVSS Score
6.5 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

02 Feb 2021, 18:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:22
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

In Docker before versions 9.03.15, 20.10.3 there is a vulnerability in which pulling an intentionally malformed Docker image manifest crashes the dockerd daemon. Versions 20.10.3 and 19.03.15 contain patches that prevent the daemon from crashing.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•docker.io

    < 20.10.3+dfsg1-1 | < 20.10.3+dfsg1-1 | < 20.10.3+dfsg1-1 | < 20.10.3+dfsg1-1

References (1)