UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10121

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10121
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10121.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10121
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:43:43Z
Published
2017-04-13T14:59:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:49:17.507957Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

Firejail uses weak permissions for /dev/shm/firejail and possibly other files, which allows local users to gain privileges.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / firejail

Package

Name
firejail
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/firejail@0.9.38-1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.9.38-1

Affected versions

0.*

0.9.28-1
0.9.32-1
0.9.34-1
0.9.36-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.9.38-1",
            "binary_name": "firejail"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.9.38-1",
            "binary_name": "firejail-dbgsym"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}