Input validation error in Bubblewrap - CVE-2019-12439
Published: June 4, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18666
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12439
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Project Atomic
Affected software:
Bubblewrap
Bubblewrap
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due due to the insecure use of the /tmp directory by the bubblewrap.c source code file of the affected software. A local attacker can execute arbitrary code or cause a (DoS) attack by preventing other users from executing bubblewrap from executing the affected application.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-12439
Install updates from vendor's website.