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RunC Flaw Lets Attackers Escape Linux Containers to Gain Root on Hosts

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()2 min read2
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CVE-2019-5736
runc through 1.0-rc6, as used in Docker before 18.09.2 and other products, allows attackers to overwrite the host runc binary (and consequently obtain host…
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A serious security vulnerability has been discovered in the core runC container code that affects several open-source container management systems, potentially allowing attackers to escape Linux container and obtain unauthorized, root-level access to the host operating system.

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