High severity8.6OSV Advisory· Published Feb 11, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-5736
CVE-2019-5736
Description
runc through 1.0-rc6, as used in Docker before 18.09.2 and other products, allows attackers to overwrite the host runc binary (and consequently obtain host root access) by leveraging the ability to execute a command as root within one of these types of containers: (1) a new container with an attacker-controlled image, or (2) an existing container, to which the attacker previously had write access, that can be attached with docker exec. This occurs because of file-descriptor mishandling, related to /proc/self/exe.
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Affected products
96- cpe:2.3:a:google:kubernetes_engine:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:hp:onesphere:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:runc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:runc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.1.1
- cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:runc:1.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:runc:1.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:runc:1.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:runc:1.0.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:runc:1.0.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:runc:1.0.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:service_management_automation:2018.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:service_management_automation:2018.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:service_management_automation:2018.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:service_management_automation:2018.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:service_management_automation:2018.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:container_development_kit:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords57 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/py3-dockerpkg:apk/chainguard/py3-supported-dockerpkg:apk/chainguard/py3.10-dockerpkg:apk/chainguard/py3.11-dockerpkg:apk/chainguard/py3.12-dockerpkg:apk/chainguard/py3.13-dockerpkg:apk/wolfi/py3-dockerpkg:apk/wolfi/py3-supported-dockerpkg:apk/wolfi/py3.10-dockerpkg:apk/wolfi/py3.11-dockerpkg:apk/wolfi/py3.12-dockerpkg:apk/wolfi/py3.13-dockerpkg:rpm/almalinux/oci-systemd-hookpkg:rpm/almalinux/oci-umountpkg:rpm/opensuse/containerd&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/containerd&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/containerd&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/docker&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/docker&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/docker-runc&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/docker-runc&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/flatpak&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/go&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/go&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/go1.11&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/go1.11&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/go1.12&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/go1.12&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/golang-github-docker-libnetwork&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/golang-github-docker-libnetwork&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/lxc&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/lxc&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/lxc&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/lxcfs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/runc&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/containerd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Containers%2012pkg:rpm/suse/containerd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Containers%2015pkg:rpm/suse/containerd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Containers%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/containerd&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%206-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/docker&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Containers%2012pkg:rpm/suse/docker&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Containers%2015pkg:rpm/suse/docker&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Containers%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/docker&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%206-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/docker-runc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Containers%2012pkg:rpm/suse/docker-runc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Containers%2015pkg:rpm/suse/docker-runc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Containers%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/docker-runc&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%206-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/go&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015pkg:rpm/suse/golang-github-docker-libnetwork&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Containers%2012pkg:rpm/suse/golang-github-docker-libnetwork&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Containers%2015pkg:rpm/suse/golang-github-docker-libnetwork&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Containers%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/golang-github-docker-libnetwork&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%206-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/lxc&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015pkg:rpm/suse/lxc&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/lxcfs&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015pkg:rpm/suse/runc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Containers%2012pkg:rpm/suse/runc&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015
< 0+ 56 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 1:0.1.15-2.git2d0b8a3.module_el8.5.0+119+9a9ec082
- (no CPE)range: < 2:2.3.4-2.git87f9237.module_el8.5.0+119+9a9ec082
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.5-lp150.4.14.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.5-lp151.2.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.8-2.2
- (no CPE)range: < 18.09.6_ce-lp150.5.17.2
- (no CPE)range: < 18.09.6_ce-lp151.2.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.0rc6+gitr3804_2b18fe1d885e-lp150.5.21.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.0rc6+gitr3804_2b18fe1d885e-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.11.3-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12-lp150.2.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12-lp151.2.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.11.9-lp150.9.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1.11.9-lp151.2.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.4-lp150.2.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.4-lp151.2.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.7.0.1+gitr2726_872f0a83c98a-lp150.3.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.7.0.1+gitr2726_872f0a83c98a-lp151.2.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.0-lp150.2.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.1-lp151.4.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.3-lp150.2.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.2-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.2-16.14.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.2-5.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.5-5.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.2-16.14.2
- (no CPE)range: < 18.09.1_ce-98.34.2
- (no CPE)range: < 18.09.1_ce-6.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 18.09.6_ce-6.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 18.09.1_ce-98.34.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.0rc5+gitr3562_69663f0bd4b6-1.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.0rc5+gitr3562_69663f0bd4b6-6.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.0rc6+gitr3804_2b18fe1d885e-6.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.0rc5+gitr3562_69663f0bd4b6-1.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12-bp150.2.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.7.0.1+gitr2711_2cfbf9b1f981-16.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.7.0.1+gitr2711_2cfbf9b1f981-4.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.7.0.1+gitr2726_872f0a83c98a-4.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.7.0.1+gitr2711_2cfbf9b1f981-16.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.0-bp150.5.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.1-bp151.5.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.3-bp150.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.0~rc93-16.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.0~rc6-bp150.2.3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
63- azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/cve-2019-5736-and-runc-vulnerability/nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
- azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/iot-edge-fix-cve-2019-5736/nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/0a8e4117e7f715d5fbeef398405813ce8e88558bnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/6635b4f0c6af3810594d2770f662f34ddc15b40dnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/02/11/2nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/163339/Docker-Container-Escape.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- blog.dragonsector.pl/2019/02/cve-2019-5736-escape-from-docker-and.htmlnvdExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory
- brauner.github.io/2019/02/12/privileged-containers.htmlnvdExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- support.mesosphere.com/s/article/Known-Issue-Container-Runtime-Vulnerability-MSPH-2019-0003nvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46359/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46369/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00044.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00074.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00091.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00060.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00073.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00011.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00015.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00084.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00007.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00029.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/165197/Docker-runc-Command-Execution-Proof-Of-Concept.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/23/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/2nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/06/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/06/4nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/24/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/29/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106976nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0303nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0304nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0401nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0408nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0975nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-5736nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/runcescapenvdThird Party Advisory
- aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2019-002/nvdThird Party Advisory
- cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/security-bulletinsnvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/docker/docker-ce/releases/tag/v18.09.2nvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- kubernetes.io/blog/2019/02/11/runc-and-cve-2019-5736/nvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-21nvdThird Party Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190307-0008/nvdThird Party Advisory
- softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/document/-/facetsearch/document/KM03410944nvdThird Party Advisory
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190215-runcnvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/4048-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_19_06nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.twistlock.com/2019/02/11/how-to-mitigate-cve-2019-5736-in-runc-and-docker/nvdThird Party Advisory
- support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/displaynvdPermissions Required
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/31/6nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/01/1nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/02/3nvd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/24e54e3c6b2259e3903b6b8fe26896ac649c481ea99c5739468c92a3%40%3Cdev.dlab.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/a258757af84c5074dc7bf932622020fd4f60cef65a84290380386706%40%3Cuser.mesos.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/a585f64d14c31ab393b90c5f17e41d9765a1a17eec63856ce750af46%40%3Cdev.dlab.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/acacf018c12636e41667e94ac0a1e9244e887eef2debdd474640aa6e%40%3Cdev.dlab.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/b162dd624dc088cd634292f0402282a1d1d0ce853baeae8205bc033c%40%3Cdev.mesos.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc494623986d76593873ce5a40dd69cb3629400d10750d5d7e96b8587%40%3Cdev.dlab.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf1bbc0ea4a9f014cf94df9a12a6477d24a27f52741dbc87f2fd52ff2%40%3Cissues.geode.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DLC52IOJN6IQJWJ6CUI6AIUP6GVVG2QP/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EGZKRCKI3Y7FMADO2MENMT4TU24QGHFR/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SWFJGIPYAAAMVSWWI3QWYXGA3ZBU2H4W/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/V6A4OSFM5GGOWW4ECELV5OHX2XRAUSPH/nvd
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