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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3697

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...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 runc

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.1.0+dfsg-1"}]}]

Debian:13 runc

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.1.0+dfsg-1"}]}]

Debian:14 runc

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.1.0+dfsg-1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org