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Red Hat: CVE-2016-3697: Moderate: docker security and bug fix update ((Multiple Advisories))

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Red Hat: CVE-2016-3697: Moderate: docker security and bug fix update ((Multiple Advisories))

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
06/01/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/06/2017
Modified
12/22/2017

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-docker
  • redhat-upgrade-docker-common
  • redhat-upgrade-docker-forward-journald
  • redhat-upgrade-docker-logrotate
  • redhat-upgrade-docker-lvm-plugin
  • redhat-upgrade-docker-novolume-plugin
  • redhat-upgrade-docker-rhel-push-plugin
  • redhat-upgrade-docker-selinux
  • redhat-upgrade-docker-v1-10-migrator

References

  • GLSA-201612-28
  • CVE-2016-3697
  • RHSA-2016:1034
  • RHSA-2016:2634

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