HIGH 7.8 Go
Privilege Elevation in runc
GHSA-q3j5-32m5-58c2 · CVE-2016-3697 · GO-2021-0070
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Description
libcontainer/user/user.go in runC before 0.1.0, as used in Docker before 1.11.2, improperly treats a numeric UID as a potential username, which allows local users to gain privileges via a numeric username in the password file in a container.
References
- ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3697
- WEB https://github.com/docker/docker/issues/21436
- WEB https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/pull/708
- WEB https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/69af385de62ea68e2e608335cffbb0f4aa3db091
- PACKAGE https://github.com/opencontainers/runc
- WEB https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/releases/tag/v0.1.0
- WEB https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00111.html
- WEB https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2021-0070
- WEB https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1034.html
- WEB https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2634.html
- WEB https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-28
- WEB http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1034.html
- WEB http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2634.html
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