CVE catalog

CVE-2019-12589

firejail: CVE-2019-12589

Severity: High · CVSS 8.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: May 21, 2019, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.51% · Oct 25, 2026

In Firejail before 0.9.60, seccomp filters are writable inside the jail, leading to a lack of intended seccomp restrictions for a process that is joined to the jail after a filter has been modified by an attacker.

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
Ubuntu	firejail	16.04	`0.9.28-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	firejail	16.04	`0.9.32-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	firejail	16.04	`0.9.34-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	firejail	16.04	`0.9.36-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	firejail	16.04	`0.9.38-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	firejail	16.04	`0.9.38-1ubuntu0.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	firejail	16.04	`0.9.38.10-0ubuntu0.16.04.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	firejail	18.04	`0.9.50-3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	firejail	18.04	`0.9.52-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	firejail	18.04	`0.9.52-2`	vulnerable

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	firejail	source	sid	`0.9.58.2-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[929732]
Debian	firejail	source	trixie	`0.9.58.2-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[929732]
Debian	firejail	source	bookworm	`0.9.58.2-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[929732]

[Debian bug #929732]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[firejail]Fixed
Details (2)
- 0.9.72-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.9.58.2-2
  dsa · firejail · debian · bookworm; dsa · firejail · debian · 12
- 0.9.72-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.9.58.2-2
  dsa · firejail · debian · bookworm; dsa · firejail · debian · 12
[firejail-profiles]Fixed
Source package: [firejail]
Details (2)
- 0.9.72-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.9.58.2-2
  dsa · firejail · debian · bookworm; dsa · firejail · debian · 12
- 0.9.72-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.9.58.2-2
  dsa · firejail · debian · bookworm; dsa · firejail · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[firejail]Fixed
Details (2)
- 0.9.74-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.9.58.2-2
  dsa · firejail · debian · 13
- 0.9.74-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.9.58.2-2
  dsa · firejail · debian · 13
[firejail-profiles]Fixed
Source package: [firejail]
Details (2)
- 0.9.74-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.9.58.2-2
  dsa · firejail · debian · 13
- 0.9.74-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.9.58.2-2
  dsa · firejail · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:39:42 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]