CVE-2024-5138
Publication date 24 May 2024
Last updated 20 September 2024
Ubuntu priority
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.
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Why is this CVE low priority?
Impact is only a local denial of service against individual snaps.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| snapd | 24.10 oracular |
Not affected
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Vulnerable
|