CVE-2017-5180
Publication date 9 February 2017
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Firejail before 0.9.44.4 and 0.9.38.x LTS before 0.9.38.8 LTS does not consider the .Xauthority case 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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| firejail | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 0.9.38-1ubuntu0.1
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
8.8 · High
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H