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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Docker: Privilege escalation
     Date: December 11, 2016
     Bugs: #581236
       ID: 201612-28

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in Docker could lead to the escalation of privileges.

Background
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Docker is the world’s leading software containerization platform.

Affected packages
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    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  app-emulation/docker         < 1.11.0                  >= 1.11.0

Description
==========
Docker does not properly distinguish between numeric UIDs and string
usernames.

Impact
=====
Local attackers could possibly escalate their privileges.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Docker users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/docker-1.11.0"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-3697
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-3697

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-28

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/

Gentoo: GLSA-201612-28: Docker: Privilege escalation

A vulnerability in Docker could lead to the escalation of privileges.

Summary

Docker does not properly distinguish between numeric UIDs and string usernames.

Resolution

All Docker users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/docker-1.11.0"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2016-3697 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-3697

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-28

Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity
Severity: Normal
Title: Docker: Privilege escalation
Date: December 11, 2016
Bugs: #581236
ID: 201612-28

Synopsis

A vulnerability in Docker could lead to the escalation of privileges.

Background

Docker is the world’s leading software containerization platform.

Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-emulation/docker < 1.11.0 >= 1.11.0

Impact

===== Local attackers could possibly escalate their privileges.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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