DSA-5167: -1 firejail -- security update

Published Jun 22, 2022

Updated

firejail - security update

Other sources

Matthias Gerstner discovered that the --join option of Firejail, a sandbox to restrict an application environment, was susceptible to local privilege escalation to root.

Affected Software

2 affected components

debian/firejail

Event History

Jun 22, 2022

Advisory Published

12:00 AM

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

CVE-2022-31214

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is exposed to this issue?

Systems running Debian's Firejail are exposed when local users can use the --join option. The issue allows local privilege escalation to root.

What access does an attacker need?

An attacker needs local access and the ability to invoke Firejail with the --join option. The provided information does not indicate a remote exploitation path.

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