VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2024-1724

CVSS score6.3 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.31%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2024-07-25

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Description

In snapd versions prior to 2.62, when using AppArmor for enforcement of sandbox permissions, snapd failed to restrict writes to the $HOME/bin path. In Ubuntu, when this path exists, it is automatically added to the users PATH. An attacker who could convince a user to install a malicious snap which used the 'home' plug could use this vulnerability to install arbitrary scripts into the users PATH which may then be run by the user outside of the expected snap sandbox and hence allow them to escape confinement.

Weakness classification

security@ubuntu.com: CWE-732
nvd@nist.gov: CWE-732

Primary references

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