{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16539","details":"The DefaultLinuxSpec function in oci/defaults.go in Docker Moby through 17.03.2-ce does not block /proc/scsi pathnames, which allows attackers to trigger data loss (when certain older Linux kernels are used) by leveraging Docker container access to write a \"scsi remove-single-device\" line to /proc/scsi/scsi, aka SCSI MICDROP.","modified":"2026-01-30T19:12:12.124012Z","published":"2017-11-04T17:29:00Z","upstream":["CVE-2017-16539"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16539"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://twitter.com/ewindisch/status/926443521820774401"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16539"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"docker.io","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/docker.io@18.06.1-0ubuntu1~16.04.2?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"18.06.1-0ubuntu1~16.04.2"}]}],"versions":["1.6.2~dfsg1-1ubuntu4","1.10.2-0ubuntu3","1.10.2-0ubuntu4","1.10.3-0ubuntu1","1.10.3-0ubuntu4","1.10.3-0ubuntu5","1.10.3-0ubuntu6","1.11.2-0ubuntu5~16.04","1.12.1-0ubuntu13~16.04.1","1.12.3-0ubuntu4~16.04.2","1.12.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.1","1.13.1-0ubuntu1~16.04.2","17.03.2-0ubuntu2~16.04.1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"docker.io","binary_version":"18.06.1-0ubuntu1~16.04.2"},{"binary_name":"golang-docker-dev","binary_version":"18.06.1-0ubuntu1~16.04.2"},{"binary_name":"golang-github-docker-docker-dev","binary_version":"18.06.1-0ubuntu1~16.04.2"},{"binary_name":"vim-syntax-docker","binary_version":"18.06.1-0ubuntu1~16.04.2"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16539.json"}},{"package":{"name":"docker.io","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/docker.io@18.06.1-0ubuntu1~18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"18.06.1-0ubuntu1~18.04.1"}]}],"versions":["1.13.1-0ubuntu6","17.03.2-0ubuntu1","17.03.2-0ubuntu3","17.03.2-0ubuntu5","17.12.1-0ubuntu1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"docker.io","binary_version":"18.06.1-0ubuntu1~18.04.1"},{"binary_name":"golang-docker-dev","binary_version":"18.06.1-0ubuntu1~18.04.1"},{"binary_name":"golang-github-docker-docker-dev","binary_version":"18.06.1-0ubuntu1~18.04.1"},{"binary_name":"vim-syntax-docker","binary_version":"18.06.1-0ubuntu1~18.04.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16539.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}