VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-14178

CVSS score7.5 HIGH

EPSS probability1.76%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2018-02-02

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

In snapd 2.27 through 2.29.2 the 'snap logs' command could be made to call journalctl without match arguments and therefore allow unprivileged, unauthenticated users to bypass systemd-journald's access restrictions.

Weakness classification

CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Primary references

security@ubuntu.com — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
security@ubuntu.com — Issue Tracking, Patch
security@ubuntu.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory