CVE-2019-11461 Security feature bypass in n/a
A compromised thumbnailer can escape the bubblewrap sandbox via TIOCSTI ioctl, allowing attackers to execute code outside the confined environment.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-11461?
CVE-2019-11461 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Apr 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in GNOME Nautilus 3.30 prior to 3.30.6 and 3.32 prior to 3.32.1. A compromised thumbnailer may escape the bubblewrap sandbox used to confine thumbnailers by using the TIOCSTI ioctl to push characters into the input buffer of the thumbnailer's controlling terminal, allowing an attacker to escape the sandbox if the thumbnailer has a controlling terminal. This is due to improper filtering of the TIOCSTI ioctl on 64-bit systems, similar to CVE-2019-10063.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11461?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnome Nautilus.
How do I fix CVE-2019-11461?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2019-11461 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11461 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-11461, GHSA-jjgg-8c74-rh96, openSUSE-SU-2024:11076-1.