🛡️ CVE-2017-16539 — moby

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-200 OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

Docker Moby /proc/scsi Path Exposure Allows Host Data Loss (SCSI MICDROP)

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.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.

Weakness class

CVE-2017-16539 is classified as CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information. Information that should stay internal is disclosed to someone who is not authorised to see it.

Affected software

CVE-2017-16539 is recorded against 1 package.

  • github.com/moby/moby

Timeline and source

Published on 17 May 2022 and last revised on 3 February 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
marc.info (Web)
marc.info (Web)
twitter.com (Web)

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE CWE-200
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-05-17
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-02-03
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
github.com/moby/moby — —

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