SB2019043002 - Information disclosure in snapd
Published: April 30, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019043002
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11502)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in snap-confine when setting owneship permissions of a snap application to the uid and gid of the first calling user. A local user can gain unauthorized access to files in private /tmp directory.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.