Excessive privileges In github.com/opencontainers/runc

Description

Privilege Elevation in runc 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.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

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