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ID:5249 - Exploit for Privilege escalation in Snapd - CVE-2019-7304
ID:5249 - Exploit for Privilege escalation in Snapd - CVE-2019-7304
Published: March 30, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17656
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7304
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Vulnerable software:
Snapd
Snapd
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges.
The weakness exists due to a bug in the snapd API when validation and parsing the remote socket address while performing access controls on its UNIX socket. A local attacker can access privileged socket APIs and obtain administrator privileges.
Note: the vulnerability has been dubbed as 'Dirty Sock'.
The weakness exists due to a bug in the snapd API when validation and parsing the remote socket address while performing access controls on its UNIX socket. A local attacker can access privileged socket APIs and obtain administrator privileges.
Note: the vulnerability has been dubbed as 'Dirty Sock'.
Remediation
Update to version 2.37.1.