Docker Desktop up to 4.28.x Extension/Dashboard communication channel to intended endpoints

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Docker Desktop up to 4.28.x. This affects an unknown function of the component Extension/Dashboard. The manipulation results in communication channel to intended endpoints. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-6222. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Docker Desktop up to 4.28.x. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Extension/Dashboard. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a communication channel to intended endpoints vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-923. The product establishes a communication channel to (or from) an endpoint for privileged or protected operations, but it does not properly ensure that it is communicating with the correct endpoint. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In Docker Desktop before v4.29.0, an attacker who has gained access to the Docker Desktop VM through a container breakout can further escape to the host by passing extensions and dashboard related IPC messages. Docker Desktop v4.29.0 https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#4290 fixes the issue on MacOS, Linux and Windows with Hyper-V backend. As exploitation requires "Allow only extensions distributed through the Docker Marketplace" to be disabled, Docker Desktop  v4.31.0 https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#4310  additionally changes the default configuration to enable this setting by default.

The weakness was shared by Billy Jheng Bing-jhong. The advisory is available at docs.docker.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-6222 since 06/20/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 4.29.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at docs.docker.com.

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Type

• Virtualization Software

Vendor

• Docker

Name

• Desktop

Version

• 4.0
• 4.1
• 4.2
• 4.3
• 4.4
• 4.5
• 4.6
• 4.7
• 4.8
• 4.9
• 4.10
• 4.11
• 4.12
• 4.13
• 4.14
• 4.15
• 4.16
• 4.17
• 4.18
• 4.19
• 4.20
• 4.21
• 4.22
• 4.23
• 4.24
• 4.25
• 4.26
• 4.27
• 4.28

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