#VU64166 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in firejail - CVE-2022-31214
Published: June 10, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU64166
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31214
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
firejail
firejail
Software vendor:
firejail.wordpress.com
firejail.wordpress.com
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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.