Input validation error in Snapd - CVE-2024-29068
Published: August 1, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95151
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-29068
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of file types when extracting a snap. A remote attacker can trick the victim into installing a malicious snap and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Snapd
Ubuntu
snapd (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu
snapd (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2024-29068
Install updates from vendor's website.
Snapd - update to 2.62
snapd (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only), 2.63+20.04ubuntu0.1, 2.63+22.04ubuntu0.1, 2.63+24.04ubuntu0.1
snapd (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only), 2.63+20.04ubuntu0.1, 2.63+22.04ubuntu0.1, 2.63+24.04ubuntu0.1