CVE-2017-5206
N/A
Published: March 23, 2017 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:20 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFirejail· also runs on 1 platform
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 0.9.44.4
Affected range stops below 0.9.44.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
linux-linux-kernel (environment)
Runs on — not affected
The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/07/5VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97120x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://blog.lizzie.io/linux-containers-in-500-loc.html#fn.51x_refsource_CONFIRMx_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/6b8dba29d73257311564ee7f27b9b14758cc693eVendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-62Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
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