CVE-2015-3627

Publication date 18 May 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
docker.io	17.04 zesty	Not affected
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored end of life
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Ignored end of life
	15.04 vivid	Ignored end of life
	14.10 utopic	Ignored end of life
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 1.6.2~dfsg1-1ubuntu4~14.04.1
	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release

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References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/07/10
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3627