CVE-2019-12439
bubblewrap: temporary directory misuse as mount point
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
Review impact separately from score.
Published · March 1, 2019
Updated · November 3, 2026
Description
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.
Statement
This flaw requires a local user account to exploit. Since local users without root privileges are not supported on Red Had CloudForms, or on Red Hat Ansible Tower, this vulnerability is rated Low severity on these products. Future updates may address this vulnerability.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
The default setting of fs.protected_symlinks = 1 prevents any Confidentiality or Integrity impact from exploiting this vulnerability, reducing its rating to Low severity (4.7/CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 7CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-377 · Insecure Temporary File