#VU95152 Security features bypass in Snapd - CVE-2024-1724
Published: August 1, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95152
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-1724
CWE-ID: CWE-254
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Snapd
Snapd
Software vendor:
snapcore
snapcore
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists die to snapd failes to restrict writes to the $HOME/bin path when using AppArmor for enforcement of sandbox permissions. A remote attacker can trick the victim to install a malicious snap and install arbitrary scripts into the users PATH which.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.