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Docker < 1.11.2 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Low
Family
Family
Privilege escalation
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
2.1
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
2 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
Docker is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
libcontainer/user/user.go in runC, as used in Docker, 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.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Docker through version 1.11.1.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 1.11.2 or later.