vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2019-12499: firejail -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | May 31, 2019 | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 31, 2019
Added
Jul 30, 2024
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
Firejail before 0.9.60 allows truncation (resizing to length 0) of the firejail binary on the host by running exploit code inside a firejail sandbox and having the sandbox terminated. To succeed, certain conditions need to be fulfilled: The jail (with the exploit code inside) needs to be started as root, and it also needs to be terminated as root from the host (either by stopping it ungracefully (e.g., SIGKILL), or by using the --shutdown control command). This is similar to CVE-2019-5736.
Solution
debian-upgrade-firejail
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