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
Published Mar 23, 2017
9.0
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.94%
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 products
No data.
- < 0.9.44.4
Running on/with
- < 4.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.94% (0.01937) | 79.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.94% (0.01937) | 77.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.41% (0.02410) | 83.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.51% (0.04507) | 81.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00517) | 76.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00517) | 76.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00517) | 73.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 32.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/07/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97120 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://blog.lizzie.io/linux-containers-in-500-loc.html#fn.51 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/ x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/6b8dba29d73257311564ee7f27b9b14758cc693e x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-62 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/07/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97120 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://blog.lizzie.io/linux-containers-in-500-loc.html#fn.51 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/6b8dba29d73257311564ee7f27b9b14758cc693e | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-62 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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