CVE catalog
CVE-2011-4099
libcap2: CVE-2011-4099
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.38% · Oct 25, 2026
The capsh program in libcap before 2.22 does not change the current working directory when the --chroot option is specified, which allows local users to bypass the chroot restrictions via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libcap2 | sid | 1:2.78-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libcap2 | forky | 1:2.78-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libcap2 | trixie | 1:2.75-10+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | libcap2 | bookworm | 1:2.66-4+deb12u3 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libcap2 | source | sid | 1:2.22-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libcap2 | source | forky | 1:2.22-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libcap2 | source | trixie | 1:2.22-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libcap2 | source | bookworm | 1:2.22-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libcap2]Fixed
Source package: [libcap2]
Details (2)
1:2.66-4+deb12u3+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.22-1dsa · libcap2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libcap2 · debian · 12
1:2.66-4+deb12u3+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.22-1dsa · libcap2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libcap2 · debian · 12
- [libcap2-bin]Fixed
Source package: [libcap2]
Details (2)
1:2.66-4+deb12u3+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.22-1dsa · libcap2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libcap2 · debian · 12
1:2.66-4+deb12u3+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.22-1dsa · libcap2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libcap2 · debian · 12
- [libcap-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libcap2]
Details (2)
1:2.66-4+deb12u3+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.22-1dsa · libcap2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libcap2 · debian · 12
1:2.66-4+deb12u3+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.22-1dsa · libcap2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libcap2 · debian · 12
- [libpam-cap]Fixed
Source package: [libcap2]
Details (2)
1:2.66-4+deb12u3+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.22-1dsa · libcap2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libcap2 · debian · 12
1:2.66-4+deb12u3+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.22-1dsa · libcap2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libcap2 · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
Source package: [libcap2]
Details (2)
1:2.75-10+deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.22-1dsa · libcap2 · debian · 13
1:2.75-10+deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.22-1dsa · libcap2 · debian · 13
- [libcap2]Fixed
Source package: [libcap2]
Details (2)
1:2.75-10+deb13u1+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.22-1dsa · libcap2 · debian · 13
1:2.75-10+deb13u1+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.22-1dsa · libcap2 · debian · 13
- [libcap2-bin]Fixed
Source package: [libcap2]
Details (2)
1:2.75-10+deb13u1+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.22-1dsa · libcap2 · debian · 13
1:2.75-10+deb13u1+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.22-1dsa · libcap2 · debian · 13
- [libcap-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libcap2]
Details (2)
1:2.75-10+deb13u1+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.22-1dsa · libcap2 · debian · 13
1:2.75-10+deb13u1+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.22-1dsa · libcap2 · debian · 13
- [libpam-cap]Fixed
Source package: [libcap2]
Details (2)
1:2.75-10+deb13u1+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.22-1dsa · libcap2 · debian · 13
1:2.75-10+deb13u1+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.22-1dsa · libcap2 · debian · 13
Observed: