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USN-8779-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12439)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2026-09-17 15:50 – Updated: 2026-09-17 15:50 – Source website
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Summary
bubblewrap vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that Bubblewrap incorrectly handled certain temporary directories. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-12439)

It was discovered that Bubblewrap incorrectly handled certain symlinks during sandbox setup. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to create files outside of the sandbox. (CVE-2026-87766)

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  "modified": "2026-09-17T15:50:32Z",
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