Security advisory

{
  "id": "d4aa890a33c2d5e44d62f48f877017fc89d01d8347b51f29ec6c8775c400bef6",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7669",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2017-7669",
    "summary": "In Apache Hadoop 2.8.0, 3.0.0-alpha1, and 3.0.0-alpha2, the LinuxContainerExecutor runs docker commands as root with insufficient input validation. When the docker feature is enabled, authenticated users can run commands as root.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-7669",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2017-7669",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2017-7669",
        "GHSA-h24p-qwf4-84q8"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/apache/hadoop",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "91f2b7a13d1e97be65db92ddabc627cc29ac0009"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "1337ef4eef14fbbb214e71b68b7eb07061a4a212"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "2.8.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "2.8.0"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  },
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:3.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "3.0.0-alpha1"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "3.0.0-alpha1"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  },
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:3.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "3.0.0-alpha2"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "3.0.0-alpha2"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "2.8.0",
            "3.0.0-alpha1",
            "3.0.0-alpha2"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-7669.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:18.687591623Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hadoop-user/201706.mbox/%3C4A2FDA56-491B-4C2A-915F-C9D4A4BDB92A%40apache.org%3E"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2017-7669",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 429833,
  "published_at": "2017-06-05T01:29:00.537+00:00"
}