SB2019071212 - Fedora 29 update for snapd-glib
Published: July 12, 2019 Updated: April 25, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019071212
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11503)
CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition when processing symlinks using the chdir() function to restore a working directory. A local user can run snap-confine on a specially crafted symlink and restore files without necessary permissions.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.