docker: symlink traversal on container respawn allows local privilege escalation
Published May 18, 2015
8.4
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.60%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 1.6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras
docker-0:1.6.2-14.el7
Fixed · RHBA-2015:1167
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras | docker-0:1.6.2-14.el7 | Fixed | RHBA-2015:1167 |
github.com/docker/docker
Go
Introduced 1.6.0 Fixed 1.6.1
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/docker/docker | 1.6.0 | 1.6.1 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (GHSA) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.60% (0.00603) | 46.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.60% (0.00603) | 43.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.20% (0.00203) | 39.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.67% (0.02670) | 76.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.20% (0.00203) | 40.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00023.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131835/Docker-Privilege-Escalation-Information-Disclosure.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/May/28 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74558 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3629 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1219058 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g44j-7vp3-68cv Advisory
- https://github.com/docker/docker/commit/d5ebb60bddbabea0439213501f4f6ed494b23cba
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/docker-user/1.6.1/docker-user/47GZrihtr-4/nwgeOOFLexIJ
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21searchin/docker-user/1.6.1/docker-user/47GZrihtr-4/nwgeOOFLexIJ x_refsource_CONFIRMPermissions Required
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3629
- https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2015-3629
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3629
Change history (0)
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