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SUSE: CVE-2017-5226: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2017-5226: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/29/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/20/2018
Modified
02/04/2022

Description

When executing a program via the bubblewrap sandbox, the nonpriv session can escape to the parent session by using the TIOCSTI ioctl to push characters into the terminal's input buffer, allowing an attacker to escape the sandbox.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-bubblewrap
  • suse-upgrade-flatpak
  • suse-upgrade-flatpak-devel
  • suse-upgrade-flatpak-zsh-completion
  • suse-upgrade-libflatpak0
  • suse-upgrade-system-user-flatpak
  • suse-upgrade-typelib-1_0-flatpak-1_0

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