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[ GLSA 202101-02 ] Firejail: Multiple vulnerabilities
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202101-02
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Firejail: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: January 10, 2021
Bugs: #736816
ID: 202101-02

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Firejail, the worst of
which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background
==========

A SUID program that reduces the risk of security breaches by
restricting the running environment of untrusted applications using
Linux namespaces and seccomp-bpf.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 sys-apps/firejail < 0.9.64 >= 0.9.64

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Firejail. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All Firejail users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/firejail-0.9.64"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-17367
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17367
[ 2 ] CVE-2020-17368
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17368

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-02

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2021 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5