ubuntu-cve-2023-5557
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-10-13 02:15
Modified
2025-10-24 05:01
Summary
Details

A flaw was found in the tracker-miners package. A weakness in the sandbox allows a maliciously-crafted file to execute code outside the sandbox if the tracker-extract process has first been compromised by a separate vulnerability.

Severity
7.7 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "tracker-extract",
            "binary_version": "2.0.4-1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "tracker-miner-fs",
            "binary_version": "2.0.4-1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "tracker-miners",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/tracker-miners@2.0.4-1?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
      },
      "ranges": [
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            {
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "2.0.2-1build1",
        "2.0.3-1",
        "2.0.4-1"
      ]
    },
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      "ecosystem_specific": {
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            "binary_version": "2.3.3-2ubuntu0.20.04.2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "tracker-miner-fs",
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          }
        ]
      },
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        "name": "tracker-miners",
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      },
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            {
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "2.3.1-1",
        "2.3.1-2",
        "2.3.1-3",
        "2.3.1-3build1",
        "2.3.1-3ubuntu1",
        "2.3.3-1",
        "2.3.3-2",
        "2.3.3-2ubuntu0.20.04.1",
        "2.3.3-2ubuntu0.20.04.2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
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          {
            "binary_name": "tracker-extract",
            "binary_version": "3.3.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "tracker-miner-fs",
            "binary_version": "3.3.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
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        "name": "tracker-miners",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/tracker-miners@3.3.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
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            {
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            },
            {
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "3.1.3-1",
        "3.1.3-4",
        "3.3.0~beta-1",
        "3.3.0~rc-1",
        "3.3.0-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "A flaw was found in the tracker-miners package. A weakness in the sandbox allows a maliciously-crafted file to execute code outside the sandbox if the tracker-extract process has first been compromised by a separate vulnerability.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5557",
  "modified": "2025-10-24T05:01:36Z",
  "published": "2023-10-13T02:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5557"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.blog/2023-10-09-coordinated-disclosure-1-click-rce-on-gnome-cve-2023-43641/#tracker-miners-seccomp-sandbox-escape"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/tracker-miners/-/merge_requests/480"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5557"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6504-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5557"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-6504-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2023-5557"
  ]
}



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