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GLSA-202105-19 : Firejail: Privilege escalation

high Nessus Plugin ID 157007

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202105-19 (Firejail: Privilege escalation)

 It was discovered that a flaw in Firejail’s OverlayFS code allowed restricted programs to escape sandbox.
 Impact :

 A local attacker could obtain arbitrary file system access via an application running within a Firejail sandbox, possibly resulting in privilege escalation.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Firejail users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-apps/firejail-0.9.64.4'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-19

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 157007

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202105-19.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 1/24/2022

Updated: 12/21/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-26910

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:firejail, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/26/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/8/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-26910

GLSA: 202105-19