CVE-2017-5206
9.0
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.4%
Description
Firejail before 0.9.44.4, when running on a Linux kernel before 4.8, allows context-dependent attackers to bypass a seccomp-based sandbox protection mechanism via the --allow-debuggers argument.
How to fix CVE-2017-5206
To remediate CVE-2017-5206, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/firejail—upgrade to 0.9.44.4-1 or later
Is CVE-2017-5206 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.9.44.4-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |