UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3629

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3629
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3629.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3629
Upstream
Published
2015-05-18T15:59:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T06:46:57.684104Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Libcontainer 1.6.0, as used in Docker Engine, allows local users to escape containerization ("mount namespace breakout") and write to arbitrary file on the host system via a symlink attack in an image when respawning a container.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / docker.io

Package

Name
docker.io
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/docker.io@1.6.2~dfsg1-1ubuntu4~14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.2~dfsg1-1ubuntu4~14.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.6.7+dfsg1-1
0.6.7+dfsg1-2
0.6.7+dfsg1-3
0.7.1+dfsg1-1
0.7.6+dfsg1-1
0.8.1+dfsg1-1
0.9.1~dfsg1-2

1.*

1.0.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "docker.io",
            "binary_version": "1.6.2~dfsg1-1ubuntu4~14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-docker-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.6.2~dfsg1-1ubuntu4~14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-syntax-docker",
            "binary_version": "1.6.2~dfsg1-1ubuntu4~14.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / docker.io

Package

Name
docker.io
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/docker.io@1.6.2~dfsg1-1ubuntu4?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.2~dfsg1-1ubuntu4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "docker.io",
            "binary_version": "1.6.2~dfsg1-1ubuntu4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-docker-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.6.2~dfsg1-1ubuntu4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-syntax-docker",
            "binary_version": "1.6.2~dfsg1-1ubuntu4"
        }
    ]
}