ubuntu-cve-2026-44933
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-05-20 10:16
Modified
2026-05-27 19:09
Summary
Details

PluginScript attempts to chroot the plugin to the repoManagerRoot, this root is frequently / (the system root) in standard configurations or when using --root. If the chroot target is /, it is a no-op, allowing the traversed path to execute host binaries (like /bin/bash) with root privileges.

Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.5 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libzypp",
            "binary_version": "15.3.0-1build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-bin",
            "binary_version": "15.3.0-1build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-common",
            "binary_version": "15.3.0-1build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-config",
            "binary_version": "15.3.0-1build1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "libzypp",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libzypp@15.3.0-1build1?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "15.3.0-1build1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-bin",
            "binary_version": "17.7.0-1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-common",
            "binary_version": "17.7.0-1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-config",
            "binary_version": "17.7.0-1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libzypp1702",
            "binary_version": "17.7.0-1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "libzypp",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libzypp@17.7.0-1?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-bin",
            "binary_version": "17.25.7-2.1ubuntu0.22.04.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-common",
            "binary_version": "17.25.7-2.1ubuntu0.22.04.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-config",
            "binary_version": "17.25.7-2.1ubuntu0.22.04.1"
          },
          {
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            "binary_version": "17.25.7-2.1ubuntu0.22.04.1"
          }
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      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
        "name": "libzypp",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libzypp@17.25.7-2.1ubuntu0.22.04.1?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
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        "17.25.7-2ubuntu1",
        "17.25.7-2.1",
        "17.25.7-2.1ubuntu0.22.04.1"
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    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-bin",
            "binary_version": "17.31.31-1build5"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-common",
            "binary_version": "17.31.31-1build5"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-config",
            "binary_version": "17.31.31-1build5"
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        "name": "libzypp",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libzypp@17.31.31-1build5?arch=source\u0026distro=noble"
      },
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            }
          ],
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        }
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        "17.31.31-1build3",
        "17.31.31-1build4",
        "17.31.31-1build5"
      ]
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    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-bin",
            "binary_version": "17.36.7-1build4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-common",
            "binary_version": "17.36.7-1build4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-config",
            "binary_version": "17.36.7-1build4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libzypp1735",
            "binary_version": "17.36.7-1build4"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:25.10",
        "name": "libzypp",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libzypp@17.36.7-1build4?arch=source\u0026distro=questing"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
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        "17.36.7-1",
        "17.36.7-1build1",
        "17.36.7-1build4"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-bin",
            "binary_version": "17.38.2-1build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-common",
            "binary_version": "17.38.2-1build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-config",
            "binary_version": "17.38.2-1build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libzypp1735",
            "binary_version": "17.38.2-1build1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS",
        "name": "libzypp",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libzypp@17.38.2-1build1?arch=source\u0026distro=resolute"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
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        "17.37.17-1",
        "17.37.18-1",
        "17.38.1-1",
        "17.38.2-1",
        "17.38.2-1build1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "`PluginScript` attempts to `chroot` the plugin to the `repoManagerRoot`, this root is frequently `/` (the system root) in standard configurations or when using `--root`. If the chroot target is `/`, it is a no-op, allowing the traversed path to execute host binaries (like `/bin/bash`) with root privileges.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44933",
  "modified": "2026-05-27T19:09:52Z",
  "published": "2026-05-20T10:16:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-44933"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44933"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2026-44933"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2026-44933"
  ]
}



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