UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3697

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3697
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3697.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3697
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:43:28Z
Published
2016-06-01T20:59:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:49:39.837991Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / runc

Package

Name
runc
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/runc@1.0.0~rc2+docker1.12.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.0~rc2+docker1.12.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.0.8+dfsg-2
0.1.1-0ubuntu5~16.04

1.*

1.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu1~16.04
1.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu2~16.04.1
1.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu2~16.04.1.1
1.0.0~rc2-0ubuntu2~16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-github-opencontainers-runc-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.0.0~rc2+docker1.12.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "runc",
            "binary_version": "1.0.0~rc2+docker1.12.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "runc-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.0.0~rc2+docker1.12.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.1"
        }
    ]
}