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Oracle Linux 6 ELSA-2016-3568 Critical: Docker Privilege Escalation Risk

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Calendar Grey May 20, 2016
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Ubuntu Linux Security Notice USN-2017-0456 offers critical enhancements for docker to address potential privilege escalation vulnerabilities.
The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 6 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

Summary

[1.10.3-1.0.3] - CVE-2016-3697: docker: Potential privilege escalation via confusion of usernames and UIDs [orabug 23279003]

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security advisory privilege escalation critical update risk mitigation docker oracle linux

SRPMs

https://oss.oracle.com:443/ol6/SRPMS-updates/docker-engine-1.10.3-1.0.3.el6.src.rpm

x86_64

docker-engine-1.10.3-1.0.3.el6.x86_64.rpm

aarch64

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