SB2021052613 - Gentoo update for Firejail



SB2021052613 - Gentoo update for Firejail

Published: May 26, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021052613
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-26910)

CWE-ID: CWE-367 - Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a TOCTOU race condition between a stat operation and an OverlayFS mount operation in firejail. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.