CVE-2017-5940 | BDVDB-2026-81508 Detail
Description#
Firejail before 0.9.44.6 and 0.9.38.x LTS before 0.9.38.10 LTS does not comprehensively address dotfile cases during its attempt to prevent accessing user files with an euid of zero, which allows local users to conduct sandbox-escape attacks via vectors involving a symlink and the --private option. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-5180.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/b8a4ff9775318ca5e679183884a6a63f3da8f863
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-03
- https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/38d418505e9ee2d326557e5639e8da49c298858f
- https://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/16
- https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/903fd8a0789ca3cc3c21d84cd0282481515592ef
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96221
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.