CVE-2017-5226
When executing a program via the bubblewrap sandbox, the nonpriv session can escape to the parent...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-5226- CVSS 3.0
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-5226- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-14331 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2017-14331- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m28g-vfcm-85ff
When executing a program via the bubblewrap sandbox, the nonpriv session can escape to the parent...
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.
- Record
GHSA-m28g-vfcm-85ff- CVSS 3.0
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-5226- CVSS 3.0
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-5226
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5226- CVSS 3.0
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10663-1 No score
bubblewrap-0.5.0-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the bubblewrap-0.5.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10663-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10762-1 No score
flatpak-1.11.3-1.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the flatpak-1.11.3-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10762-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12835-1 No score
melange-0.3.2-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the melange-0.3.2-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12835-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
bubblewrapDebian:12 |
before 0.1.5-2 | 0.1.5-2 |
bubblewrapDebian:13 |
before 0.1.5-2 | 0.1.5-2 |
bubblewrapDebian:14 |
before 0.1.5-2 | 0.1.5-2 |
bubblewrapopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 0.5.0-1.1 | 0.5.0-1.1 |
flatpakopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 1.11.3-1.2 | 1.11.3-1.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-5226 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Projectatomic Bubblewrap, published March 29, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.19%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in bubblewrap 0.1.5-2.
References
github.com/projectatomic/bubblewrap/issues/142
securityfocus.com/bid/97260
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1411811
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/10/1
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5226
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5226
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5226