CVE-2015-3627
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3627
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2015-3627.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2015-3627
- Aliases
- Downstream
- Related
- Withdrawn
- 2026-01-27T04:15:00Z
- Published
- 2015-05-18T15:59:14Z
- Modified
- 2026-07-17T21:00:15Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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.
- References
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00023.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131835/Docker-Privilege-Escalation-Information-Disclosure.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/May/28
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21searchin/docker-user/1.6.1/docker-user/47GZrihtr-4/nwgeOOFLexIJ