CVE-2016-9962

mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.004 · 35 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.41% (35th) EPSS
CVSS 4.4 · medium
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7 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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 file-descriptors of these new processes during the initialization and can lead to container escapes or modification of runC state before the process is fully placed inside the container.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

  • Fixedcontainer-selinux-2:1.12.5-14.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0116
  • Fixeddocker-2:1.12.5-14.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0116
  • Fixeddocker-2:1.12.5-14.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0116
  • Fixeddocker-client-2:1.12.5-14.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0116
  • Fixeddocker-common-2:1.12.5-14.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0116
  • Fixeddocker-logrotate-2:1.12.5-14.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0116
  • Fixeddocker-lvm-plugin-2:1.12.5-14.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0116
  • Fixeddocker-novolume-plugin-2:1.12.5-14.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0116
  • Fixeddocker-rhel-push-plugin-2:1.12.5-14.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0116
  • Fixeddocker-v1.10-migrator-2:1.12.5-14.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0116
  • Fixeddocker-client-latest-0:1.12.5-14.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0123
  • Fixeddocker-latest-0:1.12.5-14.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0123
  • Fixeddocker-latest-0:1.12.5-14.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0123
  • Fixeddocker-latest-logrotate-0:1.12.5-14.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0123
  • Fixeddocker-latest-v1.10-migrator-0:1.12.5-14.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0123
  • Fixedrunc-0:1.0.0-1.rc2.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0127
  • Fixedrunc-0:1.0.0-1.rc2.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0127
  • Workaroundcontainer-selinux-2:1.12.5-14.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    On Red Hat systems with SELinux enabled, the dangers of even privileged containers are mitigated. SELinux prevents container processes from accessing host content even if those container processes manage to gain access to the actual file descriptors.

  • Workarounddocker-2:1.12.5-14.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    On Red Hat systems with SELinux enabled, the dangers of even privileged containers are mitigated. SELinux prevents container processes from accessing host content even if those container processes manage to gain access to the actual file descriptors.

  • Workarounddocker-2:1.12.5-14.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    On Red Hat systems with SELinux enabled, the dangers of even privileged containers are mitigated. SELinux prevents container processes from accessing host content even if those container processes manage to gain access to the actual file descriptors.

  • Workarounddocker-client-2:1.12.5-14.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    On Red Hat systems with SELinux enabled, the dangers of even privileged containers are mitigated. SELinux prevents container processes from accessing host content even if those container processes manage to gain access to the actual file descriptors.

  • Workarounddocker-common-2:1.12.5-14.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    On Red Hat systems with SELinux enabled, the dangers of even privileged containers are mitigated. SELinux prevents container processes from accessing host content even if those container processes manage to gain access to the actual file descriptors.

  • Workarounddocker-logrotate-2:1.12.5-14.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    On Red Hat systems with SELinux enabled, the dangers of even privileged containers are mitigated. SELinux prevents container processes from accessing host content even if those container processes manage to gain access to the actual file descriptors.

  • Workarounddocker-lvm-plugin-2:1.12.5-14.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    On Red Hat systems with SELinux enabled, the dangers of even privileged containers are mitigated. SELinux prevents container processes from accessing host content even if those container processes manage to gain access to the actual file descriptors.

  • Workarounddocker-novolume-plugin-2:1.12.5-14.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    On Red Hat systems with SELinux enabled, the dangers of even privileged containers are mitigated. SELinux prevents container processes from accessing host content even if those container processes manage to gain access to the actual file descriptors.

  • Workarounddocker-rhel-push-plugin-2:1.12.5-14.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    On Red Hat systems with SELinux enabled, the dangers of even privileged containers are mitigated. SELinux prevents container processes from accessing host content even if those container processes manage to gain access to the actual file descriptors.

  • Workarounddocker-v1.10-migrator-2:1.12.5-14.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    On Red Hat systems with SELinux enabled, the dangers of even privileged containers are mitigated. SELinux prevents container processes from accessing host content even if those container processes manage to gain access to the actual file descriptors.

  • Workarounddocker-client-latest-0:1.12.5-14.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    On Red Hat systems with SELinux enabled, the dangers of even privileged containers are mitigated. SELinux prevents container processes from accessing host content even if those container processes manage to gain access to the actual file descriptors.

  • Workarounddocker-latest-0:1.12.5-14.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    On Red Hat systems with SELinux enabled, the dangers of even privileged containers are mitigated. SELinux prevents container processes from accessing host content even if those container processes manage to gain access to the actual file descriptors.

  • Workarounddocker-latest-0:1.12.5-14.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    On Red Hat systems with SELinux enabled, the dangers of even privileged containers are mitigated. SELinux prevents container processes from accessing host content even if those container processes manage to gain access to the actual file descriptors.

  • Workarounddocker-latest-logrotate-0:1.12.5-14.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    On Red Hat systems with SELinux enabled, the dangers of even privileged containers are mitigated. SELinux prevents container processes from accessing host content even if those container processes manage to gain access to the actual file descriptors.

  • Workarounddocker-latest-v1.10-migrator-0:1.12.5-14.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    On Red Hat systems with SELinux enabled, the dangers of even privileged containers are mitigated. SELinux prevents container processes from accessing host content even if those container processes manage to gain access to the actual file descriptors.

  • Workaroundrunc-0:1.0.0-1.rc2.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    On Red Hat systems with SELinux enabled, the dangers of even privileged containers are mitigated. SELinux prevents container processes from accessing host content even if those container processes manage to gain access to the actual file descriptors.

  • Workaroundrunc-0:1.0.0-1.rc2.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    On Red Hat systems with SELinux enabled, the dangers of even privileged containers are mitigated. SELinux prevents container processes from accessing host content even if those container processes manage to gain access to the actual file descriptors.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.4–7.5

v2.04.4mediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.4 · impact 6.4
v3.06.4mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 0.5 · impact 5.9
v3.06.4mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · OSV
v3.05.9mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.16.4mediumAV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · Red Hat Product Security US
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-362USprimaryCWE-200USCWE-362US
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affected products (34)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 34
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advisories (6)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • RHSA-2017:0116Red Hat Security Advisory: docker security, bug fix, and enhancement update2017-01-17csaf · redhat_csafUS

    An update for docker is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

  • RHSA-2017:0123Red Hat Security Advisory: docker-latest security, bug fix, and enhancement update2017-01-17csaf · redhat_csafUS

    An update for docker-latest is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

  • RHSA-2017:0127Red Hat Security Advisory: runc security and bug fix update2017-01-17csaf · redhat_csafUS

    An update for runc is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

  • WID-SEC-W-2025-2173docker: Schwachstelle ermöglicht PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2017-01-11csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in docker ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.

  • GHSA-gp4j-w3vj-7299Information Exposure in RunC2021-12-20ghsa · osvUS

    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 file-descriptors of these new processes during the initialization and can lead to container escapes or modification of runC state before the process is fully placed inside the container.

  • GO-2022-0835Information Exposure in RunC in github.com/opencontainers/runc2024-08-21vendor · osvUS

    Information Exposure in RunC in github.com/opencontainers/runc

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also known as (6)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bduosvcert_bundnvdredhat_csafNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2017-01-31modified 2026-06-17
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references (36)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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