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CVE-2019-12439

Published: 29 May 2019

bubblewrap.c in Bubblewrap before 0.3.3 misuses temporary directories in /tmp as a mount point. In some particular configurations (related to XDG_RUNTIME_DIR), a local attacker may abuse this flaw to prevent other users from executing bubblewrap or potentially execute code.

Notes

AuthorNote
msalvatore
Possibly mitigated by symlink restrictions

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
bubblewrap
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Needed

cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco Not vulnerable
(0.3.1-4)
eoan Not vulnerable

focal Not vulnerable

groovy Not vulnerable

hirsute Not vulnerable

impish Not vulnerable

jammy Not vulnerable

kinetic Not vulnerable

lunar Not vulnerable

mantic Not vulnerable

noble Not vulnerable

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (0.3.1-3)
xenial Does not exist

Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/projectatomic/bubblewrap/commit/efc89e3b939b4bde42c10f065f6b7b02958ed50e

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H