CVE-2016-10117

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Published 2017-04-13 · Modified 2026-05-13

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CVSS v3

7.8

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

7.8

Description

Firejail does not restrict access to --tmpfs, which allows local users to gain privileges, as demonstrated by mounting over /etc.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

75%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

Mitigation details

Source: Debian Security Tracker · View original ↗ · DFSG

CVE-2016-10117 NameCVE-2016-10117 DescriptionFirejail does not restrict access to --tmpfs, which allows local users to gain privileges, as demonstrated by mounting over /etc. SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) Vulnerable and fixed packages The table below lists…

CVE-2016-10117

Name	CVE-2016-10117
Description	Firejail does not restrict access to --tmpfs, which allows local users to gain privileges, as demonstrated by mounting over /etc.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
firejail (PTS)	bullseye (security), bullseye	0.9.64.4-2+deb11u1	fixed
	bookworm	0.9.72-2	fixed
	trixie	0.9.74-1	fixed
	sid	0.9.80-1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
firejail	source	(unstable)	0.9.38-1

Notes

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/05/4
https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/678cd1495457318dad39178bb646ba1b96332ddb (0.9.38-rc1)

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Apply commands

text fix

Notes

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/05/4https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/678cd1495457318dad39178bb646ba1b96332ddb (0.9.38-rc1)

OS impact

Arch Fixed 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Fixed	`0.9.44.10-1`

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`0.9.38-1`
sid	Fixed	`0.9.38-1`
forky	Fixed	`0.9.38-1`
bullseye	Fixed	`0.9.38-1`
bookworm	Fixed	`0.9.38-1`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
firejail_project	firejail	`-`

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.