capsh: does not chdir after chroot
Published Feb 8, 2014
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
The capsh program in libcap before 2.22 does not change the current working directory when the --chroot option is specified, which allows local users to bypass the chroot restrictions via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.21
- 2.00
- 2.01
- 2.02
- 2.03
- 2.04
- 2.05
- 2.06
- 2.07
- 2.08
- 2.09
- 2.10
- 2.11
- 2.12
- 2.13
- 2.14
- 2.15
- 2.16
- 2.17
- 2.18
- 2.19
- 2.20
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libcap-0:2.16-5.5.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2011:1694
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libcap-0:2.16-5.5.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1694 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00382) | 29.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00379) | 29.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00055) | 14.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 29.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 31.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1694.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4099 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=722694 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4099
- https://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/release-notes-for-libcap/releasenotesfor222 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4099
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1694.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4099 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=722694 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4099 | ||
| https://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/release-notes-for-libcap/releasenotesfor222 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4099 |
Change history (0)
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