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CVE-2016-10118

Firejail allows local users to truncate /etc/resolv.conf via a chroot command to /.

3.3 LowFix available

Firejail allows local users to truncate /etc/resolv.conf via a chroot command to /.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.33%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.3

Firejail allows local users to truncate /etc/resolv.conf via a chroot command to /.

Record
CVE-2016-10118
CVSS 3.0
3.3 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Firejail allows local users to truncate /etc/resolv.conf via a chroot command to /.

Record
CVE-2016-10118
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-1309 No score

Firejail allows local users to truncate /etc/resolv.conf via a chroot command to /.

Record
EUVD-2016-1309
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ch8f-48jc-6c5q 3.3

Firejail allows local users to truncate /etc/resolv.conf via a chroot command to /.

Firejail allows local users to truncate /etc/resolv.conf via a chroot command to /.

Record
GHSA-ch8f-48jc-6c5q
CVSS 3.0
3.3 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 3.3

Firejail allows local users to truncate /etc/resolv.conf via a chroot command to /.

Record
CVE-2016-10118
CVSS 3.0
3.3 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-10118 3.3

Firejail allows local users to truncate /etc/resolv.conf via a chroot command to /.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10118
CVSS 3.0
3.3 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-10118 3.3

Firejail allows local users to truncate /etc/resolv.conf via a chroot command to /.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10118
CVSS 3.0
3.3 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
firejail
Debian:12
 before 0.9.44.2-1
0.9.44.2-1
firejail
Debian:13
 before 0.9.44.2-1
0.9.44.2-1
firejail
Debian:14
 before 0.9.44.2-1
0.9.44.2-1
firejail
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 0.9.38-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
0.9.28-10.9.32-10.9.34-10.9.36-10.9.38-1
0.9.38-1ubuntu0.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-10118 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Firejail Project Firejail, published April 13, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 25th percentile. Fixed in firejail 0.9.44.2-1.

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