High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 1, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-3697
CVE-2016-3697
Description
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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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/opencontainers/runcGo | < 0.1.0 | 0.1.0 |
Affected products
29- osv-coords26 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/runcpkg:apk/chainguard/runc-docpkg:apk/wolfi/runcpkg:apk/wolfi/runc-docpkg:golang/github.com/opencontainers/runcpkg:rpm/opensuse/docker&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/docker-stable&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/docker-stable&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/docker&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Containers%2012pkg:rpm/suse/docker&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%206pkg:rpm/suse/docker-stable&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1pkg:rpm/suse/docker-stable&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/docker-stable&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/docker-stable&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/docker-stable&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/docker-stable&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/docker-stable&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Containers%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/docker-stable&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Containers%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/docker-stable&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/docker-stable&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/docker-stable&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/docker-stable&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/docker-stable&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/docker-stable&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/docker-stable&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/docker-stable&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5
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- (no CPE)range: < 0.1.0
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.3-4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 24.0.9_ce-15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.10.3-66.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.10.3-66.1
- (no CPE)range: < 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 24.0.9_ce-1.20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 24.0.9_ce-1.20.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
14- github.com/docker/docker/issues/21436nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/opencontainers/runc/releases/tag/v0.1.0nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00111.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1034.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2634.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-q3j5-32m5-58c2ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/69af385de62ea68e2e608335cffbb0f4aa3db091nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/opencontainers/runc/pull/708nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3697ghsaADVISORY
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-28nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00111.htmlghsaWEB
- pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2021-0070ghsaWEB
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1034.htmlghsaWEB
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2634.htmlghsaWEB
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