GHSA-q3j5-32m5-58c2

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    GHSA-q3j5-32m5-58c2

    Published: 20 Dec 2021Last Modified: 10 Sept 2026

    Summary: Privilege Elevation in runc

    Details: 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.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3697, https://github.com/docker/docker/issues/21436, https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/pull/708, https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/69af385de62ea68e2e608335cffbb0f4aa3db091, https://github.com/opencontainers/runc, https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/releases/tag/v0.1.0, https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00111.html, https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2021-0070, https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1034.html, https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2634.html, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-28, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1034.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2634.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: github.com/opencontainers/runc

    Purl: pkg:golang/github.com/opencontainers/runc

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.1.0

    Affected versions

    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
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