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Symlink Attack Affecting github.com/docker/docker Open this link in a new tab package, versions <1.6.1

0.0
high

  • Attack Complexity

    Low

  • Confidentiality

    High

  • Integrity

    High

  • Availability

    High

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  • snyk-id

    SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMDOCKERDOCKER-50044

  • published

    5 Aug 2015

  • disclosed

    18 May 2015

  • credit

    Tõnis Tiigi

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Introduced: 18 May 2015

CVE-2015-3627 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-59 Open this link in a new tab

Overview

Affected version of github.com/docker/docker are vulnerable to Symlink Attacks. Libcontainer and Docker Engine before 1.6.1 opens the file-descriptor passed to the pid-1 process before performing the chroot, which allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack in an image.