CVE-2019-12589

Public Exploit

Description

In Firejail before 0.9.60, seccomp filters are writable inside the jail, leading to a lack of intended seccomp restrictions for a process that is joined to the jail after a filter has been modified by an attacker.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/2718 exploit third party advisory patch
https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/eecf35c2f8249489a1d3e512bb07f0d427183134 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/releases/tag/0.9.60 third party advisory release notes
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CDY7B73YDRBURA25APSHD5PFEO4TNSFW/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RGVULJ6IKVDO6UAVIQRHQVSKOUD6QDWM/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-12589?
CVE-2019-12589 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-12589?
To fix CVE-2019-12589, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-12589 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-12589 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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