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CVE-2015-3629

Libcontainer 1.6.0, as used in Docker Engine, allows local users to escape containerization ("mount namespace breakout") and write to arbitrary file on the host system via a symlink attack in an image when respawning a container.

Published

2015-05-18T15:59:15.807

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-59

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	docker	libcontainer	1.6.0	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	13.2	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00023.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131835/Docker-Privilege-Escalation-Information-Disclosure.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/May/28 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74558 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21searchin/docker-user/1.6.1/docker-user/47GZrihtr-4/nwgeOOFLexIJ Permissions Required ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00023.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131835/Docker-Privilege-Escalation-Information-Disclosure.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/May/28 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74558 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21searchin/docker-user/1.6.1/docker-user/47GZrihtr-4/nwgeOOFLexIJ Permissions Required (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)