CVE-2015-3627
First published: Mon May 18 2015(Updated: )
Libcontainer and Docker Engine before 1.6.1 opens the file-descriptor passed to the pid-1 process before performing the chroot, which allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack in an image.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Docker Docker | <=1.6 | |
| Docker Libcontainer Docker | <=1.6.0 |
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Reference Links
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00023.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131835/Docker-Privilege-Escalation-Information-Disclosure.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/May/28
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/docker-user/1.6.1/docker-user/47GZrihtr-4/nwgeOOFLexIJ
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21searchin/docker-user/1.6.1/docker-user/47GZrihtr-4/nwgeOOFLexIJ
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- version/docker libcontainer docker/1.6.0