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CVE-2024-5138

HIGH

8.1

Description

The snapctl component within snapd allows a confined snap to interact with the snapd daemon to take certain privileged actions on behalf of the snap. It was found that snapctl did not properly parse command-line arguments, allowing an unprivileged user to trigger an authorised action on behalf of the snap that would normally require administrator privileges to perform. This could possibly allow an unprivileged user to perform a denial of service or similar.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score8.1

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published5/31/2024

Last Modified8/26/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

canonical:snapd

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

References

https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapd/+bug/2065077(security@ubuntu.com)

https://github.com/snapcore/snapd/commit/68ee9c6aa916ab87dbfd9a26030690f2cabf1e14(security@ubuntu.com)

https://github.com/snapcore/snapd/security/advisories/GHSA-p9v8-q5m4-pf46(security@ubuntu.com)

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5138(security@ubuntu.com)

https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapd/+bug/2065077(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/snapcore/snapd/commit/68ee9c6aa916ab87dbfd9a26030690f2cabf1e14(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/snapcore/snapd/security/advisories/GHSA-p9v8-q5m4-pf46(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5138(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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