USN-4856-1

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    USN-4856-1

    Published: 15 Mar 2021Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: golang-github-docker-docker-credential-helpers vulnerability

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

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4856-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-1020014

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: golang-github-docker-docker-credential-helpers

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.5.0-2ubuntu0.1+esm1

    Affected versions

    0.5.0-2
    0.5.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
    0.5.0-2ubuntu0.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High