Access Restriction Bypass Affecting docker-engine package, versions <0:1.10.3-1.0.3.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.39% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-DOCKERENGINE-2510475
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed1 Jun 2016

Introduced: 1 Jun 2016

CVE-2016-3697  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 docker-engine to version 0:1.10.3-1.0.3.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-3568.

NVD Description

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

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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