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.
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Tue, 27 Jan 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-11-04T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2026-01-27T20:39:44.986Z

Reserved: 2017-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-16539

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:27:03.794Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-11-04T17:29:00.207

Modified: 2026-01-27T21:15:55.163

Link: CVE-2017-16539

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-11-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-16539 - Bugzilla