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CVE-2016-8659

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-02-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Bubblewrap before 0.1.3 sets the PR_SET_DUMPABLE flag, which might allow local users to gain privileges by attaching to the process, as demonstrated by sending commands to a PrivSep socket.

Affected products

• Bubblewrap Project Bubblewrap: through 0.1.1

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/12/5
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/13/4
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93542
• https://github.com/projectatomic/bubblewrap/issues/107
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/12/5
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/13/4
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93542
• https://github.com/projectatomic/bubblewrap/issues/107

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