CVE-2020-5291

Name
CVE-2020-5291
Description
Bubblewrap (bwrap) before version 0.4.1, if installed in setuid mode and the kernel supports unprivileged user namespaces, then the `bwrap --userns2` option can be used to make the setuid process keep running as root while being traceable. This can in turn be used to gain root permissions. Note that this only affects the combination of bubblewrap in setuid mode (which is typically used when unprivileged user namespaces are not supported) and the support of unprivileged user namespaces. Known to be affected are: * Debian testing/unstable, if unprivileged user namespaces enabled (not default) * Debian buster-backports, if unprivileged user namespaces enabled (not default) * Arch if using `linux-hardened`, if unprivileged user namespaces enabled (not default) * Centos 7 flatpak COPR, if unprivileged user namespaces enabled (not default) This has been fixed in the 0.4.1 release, and all affected users should update.
NVD Severity
medium
Other trackers
Mailing lists
Exploits
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
Mitigation https://github.com/containers/bubblewrap/security/advisories/GHSA-j2qp-rvxj-43vj
Patch https://github.com/containers/bubblewrap/commit/1f7e2ad948c051054b683461885a0215f1806240

Match rules

CPE URI Source package Min version Max version
cpe:2.3:a:projectatomic:bubblewrap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* bubblewrap >= None < 0.4.1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Source package Branch Version Maintainer Status
bubblewrap 3.12-main 0.4.1-r0 Timo Teräs <timo.teras@iki.fi> fixed
bubblewrap 3.11-main 0.4.1-r0 Timo Teräs <timo.teras@iki.fi> fixed
bubblewrap 3.10-main 0.3.3-r0 Timo Teräs <timo.teras@iki.fi> possibly vulnerable