debian · CVE-2016-3697

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Priority: unimportant Published: Updated: Wed, 01 Jul 2026 06:50:59 GMT

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Tracker summary

CVE-2016-3697 unimportant priority: Debian including 2 source packages (docker.io, runc), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 10.

Description:

libcontainer/user/user.go in runC before 0.1.0, as used in Docker before 1.11.2, improperly treats a numeric UID as a potential username, which allows local users to gain privileges via a numeric username in the password file in a container.

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