CVE-2018-11084
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCloud Foundry Garden-runC release, versions prior to 1.16.1, prevents deletion of some app environments based on file attributes. A remote authenticated malicious user may create and delete apps with crafted file attributes to cause a denial of service for new app instances or scaling up of existing apps.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceCloud Foundry Garden-runC versions prior to 1.16.1 contain a vulnerability where malicious authenticated users can create apps with crafted file attributes (likely immutable attributes) that prevent proper environment cleanup upon app deletion. This leads to resource exhaustion causing denial of service for new app instances and inability to scale existing apps.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 1.16.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Garden-runC versionQuery the BOSH release or garden-runc component for its current version. In BOSH deployments, run 'bosh releases' or check the garden-runc release manifest. The version is typically listed in the release information.Affected if The installed version is less than 1.16.1
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Confirm Garden-runC component is deployedVerify that the Garden-runC component is present in your Cloud Foundry deployment. This is part of the Diego system and is required for app containerization.Affected if Garden-runC is deployed and the version from step 1 is < 1.16.1
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Check for authenticated user accessDetermine if standard authenticated users in your Cloud Foundry environment have permissions to push or create applications. This is typically the default behavior for users with 'space developer' or similar roles.Affected if Authenticated users can create apps AND the Garden-runC version is < 1.16.1
You are affected if Garden-runC version is below 1.16.1 AND authenticated users can create applications in your Cloud Foundry environment.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data1.16.1
Upgrade Garden-runC release to version 1.16.1 or later. This is a single-component patch update that addresses the file attribute handling issue.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2018-11084 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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