CVE-2017-5226

critical
Published 2017-03-29 · Modified 2026-05-13
CVSS v3
10.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
10.0

Description

When executing a program via the bubblewrap sandbox, the nonpriv session can escape to the parent session by using the TIOCSTI ioctl to push characters into the terminal's input buffer, allowing an attacker to escape the sandbox.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
98%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5226.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5226

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://github.com/projectatomic/bubblewrap/issues/142

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://github.com/projectatomic/bubblewrap/commit/d7fc532c42f0e9bf427923bab85433282b3e5117

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1411811

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed0.1.5-2
debian debianbullseyefixed0.1.5-2
debian debianforkyfixed0.1.5-2
debian debiansidfixed0.1.5-2
debian debiantrixiefixed0.1.5-2
suse slesaffected

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
projectatomicbubblewrap{"endIncluding":"0.1.5"}

References

CWEs

CWE-20

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