Critical severity9.0NVD Advisory· Published Mar 23, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-5206
CVE-2017-5206
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
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
6- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/07/5nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/6b8dba29d73257311564ee7f27b9b14758cc693envdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-62nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97120nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- blog.lizzie.io/linux-containers-in-500-loc.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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