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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2019-12439

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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31 Oct 2026, 12:34 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2019-12439

core-osv · Original source

Published 29 May 2019, 15:29 UTC

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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