Privilege Elevation in runc
High severity
GitHub Reviewed
Published
Dec 20, 2021
to the GitHub Advisory Database
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Updated Aug 29, 2023
Description
Reviewed
May 20, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Dec 20, 2021
Last updated
Aug 29, 2023
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.
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