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Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2017 16:33:11 +0100
From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@...too.org>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Re: Firejail local root exploit
Hi,
I just received the CVE for the incomplete fix from MITRE via new
webform. Please see the forwarded message below:
-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: Re: [scr292978] firejail - Affected <0.9.44.6
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2017 10:18:58 -0500
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You may republish or redistribute this text. We think that you have
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> [Suggested description]
> firejail before 0.9.44.6 and 0.9.38.x LTS before 0.9.38.10 LTS
> does not comprehensively address dotfile cases during its
> attempt to prevent accessing user files with an euid of zero,
> which allows local users to conduct sandbox-escape attacks
> via vectors involving a symlink and the --private option.
> NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete
> fix for CVE-2017-5180.
>
> ------------------------------------------
> [Additional Information]
> This is a fix for the incomplete fix of CVE-2017-5180.
>
> I already tried to request a new CVE on OSS-Sec which wasn't answered
> yet: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/16
>
> ------------------------------------------
>
> [VulnerabilityType Other]
> Incomplete fix of CVE-2017-5180
>
> ------------------------------------------
>
> [Vendor of Product]
> https://firejail.wordpress.com/
>
> ------------------------------------------
>
> [Affected Product Code Base]
> firejail - Affected <0.9.44.6
> firejail-lts - Affected <0.9.38.10
>
> ------------------------------------------
>
> [Attack Type]
> Local
>
> ------------------------------------------
>
> [Impact Escalation of Privileges]
> true
>
> ------------------------------------------
>
> [Reference]
> https://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/
> https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/38d418505e9ee2d326557e5639e8da49c298858f
> https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/b8a4ff9775318ca5e679183884a6a63f3da8f863
> https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/903fd8a0789ca3cc3c21d84cd0282481515592ef
>
> ------------------------------------------
>
> [Has vendor confirmed or acknowledged the vulnerability?]
> true
>
> ------------------------------------------
>
> [Discoverer]
> Sebastian Krahmer
Use CVE-2017-5940.
--
Regards,
Thomas Deutschmann / Gentoo Security Team
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