Privilege escalation in firejail



Published: 2022-06-10
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-31214
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
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Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU64166

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31214

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a privilege context switching issue. A local attacker can gain root privileges through execution of available setuid-root binaries such as su or sudo.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

firejail: 0.9.68

External links

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/08/10
http://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/
http://github.com/netblue30/firejail/releases/tag/0.9.70


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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