CVE catalog
CVE-2017-5940
firejail: CVE-2017-5940
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.36% · Oct 25, 2026
Firejail before 0.9.44.6 and 0.9.38.x LTS before 0.9.38.10 LTS does not comprehensively address dotfile cases during its attempt to prevent accessing user files with an euid of zero, which allows local users to conduct sandbox-escape attacks via vectors involving a symlink and the --private option. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-5180.
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 | firejail | sid | 0.9.80-2 | fixed |
| Debian | firejail | trixie | 0.9.74-1 | fixed |
| Debian | firejail | bookworm | 0.9.72-2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | firejail | source | sid | 0.9.44.6-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | firejail | source | trixie | 0.9.44.6-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | firejail | source | bookworm | 0.9.44.6-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [firejail]Fixed
Details (2)
0.9.72-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.44.6-1dsa · firejail · debian · bookworm; dsa · firejail · debian · 12
0.9.72-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.44.6-1dsa · firejail · debian · bookworm; dsa · firejail · debian · 12
- [firejail-profiles]Fixed
Source package: [firejail]
Details (2)
0.9.72-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.44.6-1dsa · firejail · debian · bookworm; dsa · firejail · debian · 12
0.9.72-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.44.6-1dsa · firejail · debian · bookworm; dsa · firejail · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [firejail]Fixed
Details (2)
0.9.74-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.9.44.6-1dsa · firejail · debian · 13
0.9.74-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.9.44.6-1dsa · firejail · debian · 13
- [firejail-profiles]Fixed
Source package: [firejail]
Details (2)
0.9.74-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.9.44.6-1dsa · firejail · debian · 13
0.9.74-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.9.44.6-1dsa · firejail · debian · 13
Observed: