Summary
generated automatically from NVD dataLibcontainer 1.6.0, the container library used in Docker Engine, contains a symlink-handling flaw (CWE-59) that lets a local user break out of the mount namespace. A crafted image containing a symlink can be used when a container is respawned, allowing writes to arbitrary files on the host system. The flaw is rated HIGH with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8, and openSUSE 13.2 is also listed as affected.
NVD description
Libcontainer 1.6.0, as used in Docker Engine, allows local users to escape containerization ("mount namespace breakout") and write to arbitrary file on the host system via a symlink attack in an image when respawning a container.
EPSS · FIRST.org
0.60%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Higher than 48% of scored CVEs
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates, from observed exploitation activity, how likely a CVE is to be exploited in the next 30 days. It complements CVSS, which measures severity, not likelihood. Score of 2026-10-30, recomputed daily by FIRST.org.
CVSS v3.1 Score
Information
- Published
- 18 mai 2015
- Updated
- 17 juin 2026
- Status
- Modified
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
Affected products
Bounds published by NVD: "< 8.4.27" means 8.4.27 is no longer vulnerable. The fixed release to install is in the vendor advisory.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References (10)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00023.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131835/Docker-Privilege-Escalation-Information-Disclosure.htmlThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/May/28Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74558Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00023.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131835/Docker-Privilege-Escalation-Information-Disclosure.htmlThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/May/28Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74558Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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