CVE-2016-9962

CVE Details

Release Date:

2017-01-11

Description

Race condition in Docker Engine before 1.12.6 might allow local rootusers in a container to gain privileges by using ptrace to access file-descriptors of a process launched or moved into the container from another namespace, aka an on-entry

See more information about CVE-2016-9962 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	6	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	Requires single instance	Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (docker-engine)	ELSA-2017-3511	2017-01-13
Oracle Linux version 7 (docker-engine)	ELSA-2017-3511	2017-01-13
Oracle Linux version 7 (docker-engine-selinux)	ELSA-2017-3511	2017-01-13

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