Description
The capsh program in libcap before 2.22 does not change the current working directory when the --chroot option is specified, which allows local users to bypass the chroot restrictions via unspecified vectors.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.6/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1694.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=722694Vendor Advisory
- https://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/release-notes-for-libcap/releasenotesfor222
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1694.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=722694Vendor Advisory
- https://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/release-notes-for-libcap/releasenotesfor222
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 8, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified