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CVE-2016-3697

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 po

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00069
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules1 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

3
docker<= 1.11.1
linuxfoundation runc<= 0.0.9
opensuseall versions
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Affected Packages

1
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/opencontainers/runc HIGH fixed in 0.1.0
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Sigma Hunt Rules

1
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productlowDocker Container Discovery Via Dockerenv Listing
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD01 Jun 2016 · 08:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

8
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-2016-3697
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References & Sources

8
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/2016-05/msg00111.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1034.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2634.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/docker/docker/issues/21436PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/69af385de62ea68e2e608335cffbb0f4aa3db091Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/pull/708Third Party Advisory
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