CVE-2024-32473CWE-668

Moby IPv6 enabled on IPv4-only network interfaces

Medium · published April 18, 2024

CVSS v3.1
4.7
EPSS
0%
Percentile
27.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Moby is an open source container framework that is a key component of Docker Engine, Docker Desktop, and other distributions of container tooling or runtimes. In 26.0.0, IPv6 is not disabled on network interfaces, including those belonging to networks where `--ipv6=false`. An container with an `ipvlan` or `macvlan` interface will normally be configured to share an external network link with the host machine. Because of this direct access, (1) Containers may be able to communicate with other hosts on the local network over link-local IPv6 addresses, (2) if router advertisements are being broadcast over the local network, containers may get SLAAC-assigned addresses, and (3) the interface will be a member of IPv6 multicast groups. This means interfaces in IPv4-only networks present an unexpectedly and unnecessarily increased attack surface. The issue is patched in 26.0.2. To completely disable IPv6 in a container, use `--sysctl=net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=1` in the `docker create` or `docker run` command. Or, in the service configuration of a `compose` file.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.7 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00353 · 27.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-668 · Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
Published
2024-04-18T21:55Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 APR 21:55Z
    Moby IPv6 enabled on IPv4-only network interfaces
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