CVE-2016-9962
RunC allowed additional container processes via 'runc exec' to be ptraced by the pid 1 of the container. This allows the main processes of the container, if running as root, to gain access to
02 Description
RunC allowed additional container processes via 'runc exec' to be ptraced by the pid 1 of the container. This allows the main processes of the container, if running as root, to gain access to
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 35.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-01-31 22:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 03:07Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-12-15
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')Class
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 1731b07b133a1cdda03c21b1a406588eaab1796ff415ba1f5724d72005e5b986
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com95361http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95361
- github.comhttps://github.com/docker/docker/releases/tag/v1.12.6
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2017:0116http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0116.html
- seclists.org20170111 Re: [oss-security] Docker 1.12.6 - Security Advisoryhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jan/29
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2017-fcd02e2c2dhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WUQ3MQNEL5IBZZLMLR72Q4YDCL2SCKRK/
- bugzilla.suse.comhttps://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1012568#c6
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201701-34https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-34
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2017:0123http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0123.html
- github.comhttps://github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/50a19c6ff828c58e5dab13830bd3dacde268afe5
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2017:0127http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0127.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2017-c2c2d1be16https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FINGBFMIXBG6B6ZWYH3TMRP5V3PDBNXR/
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/cve-2016-9962
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2017-dbc2b618ebhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BQAXJMMLRU7DD2IMG47SR2K4BOFFG7FZ/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2017-0200646669https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UVM7FCOQMPKOFLDTUYSS4ES76DDM56VP/
- www.securityfocus.com20170111 Re: [oss-security] Docker 1.12.6 - Security Advisoryhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540001/100/0/threaded
- seclists.org20170110 Docker 1.12.6 - Security Advisoryhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jan/21
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- docker Fixed in 1:1.12.6-1
- runc Fixed in 1.0.0rc5+19+g69663f0b-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- docker.io Fixed in 1.13.1~ds1-2
- runc Fixed in 0.1.1+dfsg1-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- docker.io Fixed in 1.13.1~ds1-2
- runc Fixed in 0.1.1+dfsg1-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- docker.io Fixed in 1.13.1~ds1-2
- runc Fixed in 0.1.1+dfsg1-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- docker.io Fixed in 1.13.1-0ubuntu1~16.04.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- runc Fixed in 1.0.0~rc2+docker1.13.1-0ubuntu1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.