CVE-2017-16539

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    CVE-2017-16539

    Published: 4 Nov 2017Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The DefaultLinuxSpec function in oci/defaults.go in Docker Moby through 17.03.2-ce does not block /proc/scsi pathnames, which allows attackers to trigger data loss (when certain older Linux kernels are used) by leveraging Docker container access to write a "scsi remove-single-device" line to /proc/scsi/scsi, aka SCSI MICDROP.

    References: https://twitter.com/ewindisch/status/926443521820774401, https://github.com/moby/moby/pull/35399, https://github.com/moby/moby/pull/35399/commits/a21ecdf3c8a343a7c94e4c4d01b178c87ca7aaa1, https://marc.info/?l=linux-scsi&m=150985062200941&w=2, https://marc.info/?l=linux-scsi&m=150985455801444&w=2

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    v17.03.2-ce
    v17.03.2-ce-rc1
    v17.03.0-ce-rc1
    v17.03.1-ce
    v17.03.1-ce-rc1
    v17.03.0-ce

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High