CVE-2015-3629

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
May 18, 2015
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2015-3629: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix