High
Security advisory
bubblewrap.c in Bubblewrap before 0.3.3 misuses temporary directories in /tmp as a mount point. In some particular configurations (related to XDG_RUNTIME_DIR), a local attacker may abuse this flaw to prevent other users from executing bubblewrap or potentially execute code.
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2019-12439
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 12:34 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
bubblewrap.c in Bubblewrap before 0.3.3 misuses temporary directories in /tmp as a mount point. In some particular configurations (related to XDG_RUNTIME_DIR), a local attacker may abuse this flaw to prevent other users from executing bubblewrap or potentially execute code.
osv:CVE-2019-12439
Complete source record
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