🛡️ CVE-2019-16884 — runc

🟠 CVSS 8.0 — High ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-863 OSV
8.0
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

Incorrect Authorization in runc

runc through 1.0.0-rc8, as used in Docker through 19.03.2-ce and other products, allows AppArmor restriction bypass because libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go incorrectly checks mount targets, and thus a malicious Docker image can mount over a /proc directory.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, 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 high, availability none.

Weakness class

CVE-2019-16884 is classified as CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization. An authorisation check runs but reaches the wrong conclusion, permitting actions it should refuse.

Affected software

CVE-2019-16884 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • github.com/opencontainers/runc
  • github.com/opencontainers/selinux

Timeline and source

Published on 22 February 2022 and last revised on 4 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 (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
usn.ubuntu.com (Web)
security.netapp.com (Web)
security.gentoo.org (Web)
pkg.go.dev (Web)
lists.fedoraproject.org (Web)
lists.fedoraproject.org (Web)
lists.fedoraproject.org (Web)
lists.debian.org (Web)

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE CWE-863
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-02-22
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-02-04
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
github.com/opencontainers/runc
github.com/opencontainers/selinux

References

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