VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-4120

snapd 2.54.2 fails to perform sufficient validation of snap content interface and layout paths, resulting in the ability for snaps to inject arbitrary AppArmor policy rules via malformed content interface and layout declarations and hence escape strict…

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.44%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.44%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.44% probability · 37th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-20
Affected: canonical/snapd · canonical/ubuntu linux · fedoraproject/fedora
Source: security@ubuntu.com

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/18/2Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapd/+bug/1949368Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3QTBN7LLZISXIA4KU4UKDR27Q5PXDS2U/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XCGHG6LJAVJJ72TMART6A7N4Z6MSTGI7/
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5292-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/18/2Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapd/+bug/1949368Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3QTBN7LLZISXIA4KU4UKDR27Q5PXDS2U/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XCGHG6LJAVJJ72TMART6A7N4Z6MSTGI7/
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5292-1Patch, Vendor Advisory

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