Link Following Affecting docker package, versions <0:1.6.1-1.0.1.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.61% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-DOCKER-2502092
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed18 May 2015

Introduced: 18 May 2015

CVE-2015-3627  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 docker to version 0:1.6.1-1.0.1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2015-3037.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream docker package and not the docker package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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