CVE-2016-3697

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1034.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/releases/tag/v0.1.0 third party advisory patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00111.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/docker/docker/issues/21436 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/pull/708 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2634.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/69af385de62ea68e2e608335cffbb0f4aa3db091 third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-28 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-3697?
CVE-2016-3697 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-3697?
To fix CVE-2016-3697, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-3697 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-3697 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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