Access Restriction Bypass Affecting docker-stable package, versions <24.0.9_ce-150000.1.25.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES155-DOCKERSTABLE-13543346
  • published14 Oct 2025
  • disclosed11 Oct 2025

Introduced: 11 Oct 2025

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

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.5 docker-stable to version 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.25.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream docker-stable package and not the docker-stable package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.5 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

version 3.1