CVE-2019-7304

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Summary

CVECVE-2019-7304
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-04-23 16:29:00 UTC
Updated2022-11-30 21:52:00 UTC
DescriptionCanonical snapd before version 2.37.1 incorrectly performed socket owner validation, allowing an attacker to run arbitrary commands as root. This issue affects: Canonical snapd versions prior to 2.37.1.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-863

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Canonical Snapd All All All All
Application Canonical Snapd All All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.10 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
snapd < 2.37 (Ubuntu) - 'dirty_sock' Local Privilege Escalation (1) MISC www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-3887-1: snapd vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu MISC usn.ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory
snapd < 2.37 (Ubuntu) - 'dirty_sock' Local Privilege Escalation (2) - Linux local Exploit MISC www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

LEGACY: Chris Moberly

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