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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-7304

Canonical snapd before version 2.37.1 incorrectly performed socket owner validation, allowing an attacker to run arbitrary commands as root.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 60.8%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 60.8%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Canonical snapd before version 2.37.1 incorrectly performed socket owner validation, allowing an attacker to run arbitrary commands as root. This issue affects: Canonical snapd versions prior to 2.37.1.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
60.81% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-863
Affected
canonical/snapd · canonical/ubuntu linux
Source
security@ubuntu.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.