VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2024-6714
An issue was discovered in provd before version 0.1.5 with a setuid binary, which allows a local attacker to escalate their privilege.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.26%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.26%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in provd before version 0.1.5 with a setuid binary, which allows a local attacker to escalate their privilege.
- 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
- 0.26% probability · 18th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-73
- Affected
- canonical/ubuntu desktop provision
- Source
- security@ubuntu.com
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/provd/+bug/2071574Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-desktop-provision/commit/8d9086de0f82894ff27a9e429ff4f45231020092Patch
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6714Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/provd/+bug/2071574Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-desktop-provision/commit/8d9086de0f82894ff27a9e429ff4f45231020092Patch
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6714Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.