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Docker: CVE-2016-8867: Security Bypass Vulnerability

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Docker: CVE-2016-8867: Security Bypass Vulnerability

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
10/28/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/04/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

Docker Engine 1.12.2 enabled ambient capabilities with misconfigured capability policies. This allowed malicious images to bypass user permissions to access files within the container filesystem or mounted volumes.

Solution(s)

  • docker-cve-2016-8867-1

References

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