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CVE-2019-16884

CVE Details

Visit the official vulnerability details page for CVE-2019-16884 to learn more.

Initial Publication

10/10/2025

Last Update

10/14/2025

Third Party Dependency

github.com/opencontainers/runc

NIST CVE Summary

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.

CVE Severity

7.5

Our Official Summary

This vulnerability is a false positive. Although this is reported by the scanning tools on some of the components, further checks indicate the symbol/function with the vulnerability while present is not being used.

Status

Ongoing

Affected Products & Versions

This CVE is non-impacting as the impacting symbol and/or function is not used in the product

Revision History

DateRevision
10/14/2025Status changed from Open to Ongoing