CVE-2016-8659

HIGH 7.0CVE-2016-8659 · Published 13/02/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2016-8659 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.0) vulnerability affecting bubblewrap (bubblewrap project).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.40%, higher than 34.0% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
bubblewrap bubblewrap_project	`≤ 0.1.1`	No fix yet

Description

Bubblewrap before 0.1.3 sets the PR_SET_DUMPABLE flag, which might allow local users to gain privileges by attaching to the process, as demonstrated by sending commands to a PrivSep socket.

References

openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/12/5 · Mailing List
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/13/4 · Mailing List
securityfocus.com/bid/93542 · Third Party Advisory
projectatomic/bubblewrap · Issue Tracking

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