vulnerability
Arch Linux: Sandbox escape (CVE-2017-7794)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jun 11, 2018 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jun 11, 2018
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
A security issue has been found in Firefox < 55.0. On Linux systems, if the content process is compromised, the sandbox broker will allow files to be truncated even though the sandbox explicitly only has read access to the local file system and no write permissions.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-7794
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-7794
- URL-http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124
- URL-https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1374281
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201708-3
- URL-https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/
- URL-https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/
- CWE-276
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