CVE-2024-5138
CVE-2024-5138 in github.com/snapcore/snapd
4.0
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.61%
Description
The snapctl component within snapd allows a confined snap to interact with the snapd daemon to take certain privileged actions on behalf of the snap. It was found that snapctl did not properly parse command-line arguments, allowing an unprivileged user to trigger an authorised action on behalf of the snap that would normally require administrator privileges to perform. This could possibly allow an unprivileged user to perform a denial of service or similar.
How to fix CVE-2024-5138
To remediate CVE-2024-5138, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —no fix listed
- —upgrade to 2.63.1 or later
- —no fix listed
Is CVE-2024-5138 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0
- >= 2.51.6, < 2.63.1
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |