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CVE-2015-3631

Docker Engine before 1.6.1 allows local users to set arbitrary Linux Security Modules (LSM) and docker_t policies via an

Docker Engine before 1.6.1 allows local users to set arbitrary Linux Security Modules (LSM) and docker_t policies via an image that allows volumes to override files in /proc.

LOW · CVSS 3.6 EPSS 0.00143
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules1 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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docker<= 1.6
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Affected Packages

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Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Go github.com/docker/docker MODERATE fixed in 1.6.1
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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pocpacketstormsecurity.com · Docker-Privilege-Escalation-Information-Disclosure.htmlpacketstormsecurity.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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productlowDocker Container Discovery Via Dockerenv Listing
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Scoring & Timeline

3.6
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD18 May 2015 · 03:59 PM
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafSUSE-SU-2025:03545-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2025:03540-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2025:15589-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10532-1
msrcCVE-2015-3631
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00023.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/May/28
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21searchin/docker-user/1.6.1/docker-user/47GZrihtr-4/nwgeOOFLexIJ
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