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    "summary": "Symlink Attack in Libcontainer and Docker Engine\nLibcontainer and Docker Engine before 1.6.1 opens the file-descriptor passed to the pid-1 process before performing the chroot, which allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack in an image.",
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