1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6940-1

USN-6940-1: snapd vulnerabilities

Publication date

1 August 2024

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in snapd.

Releases

Packages

  • snapd - Daemon and tooling that enable snap packages

Details

Neil McPhail discovered that snapd did not properly restrict writes to the
$HOME/bin path in the AppArmor profile for snaps using the home plug. An
attacker who could convince a user to install a malicious snap could use this
vulnerability to escape the snap sandbox. (CVE-2024-1724)

Zeyad Gouda discovered that snapd failed to properly check the file type when
extracting a snap. An attacker who could convince a user to install a malicious
snap containing non-regular files could then cause snapd to block indefinitely
while trying to read from such files and cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2024-29068)

Zeyad Gouda discovered that snapd failed to properly check the destination of
symbolic links when extracting a snap. An attacker who could convince a user to
install a malicious snap containing crafted symbolic links could then cause
snapd to write out the...

Neil McPhail discovered that snapd did not properly restrict writes to the
$HOME/bin path in the AppArmor profile for snaps using the home plug. An
attacker who could convince a user to install a malicious snap could use this
vulnerability to escape the snap sandbox. (CVE-2024-1724)

Zeyad Gouda discovered that snapd failed to properly check the file type when
extracting a snap. An attacker who could convince a user to install a malicious
snap containing non-regular files could then cause snapd to block indefinitely
while trying to read from such files and cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2024-29068)

Zeyad Gouda discovered that snapd failed to properly check the destination of
symbolic links when extracting a snap. An attacker who could convince a user to
install a malicious snap containing crafted symbolic links could then cause
snapd to write out the contents of the symbolic link destination into a
world-readable directory. This in-turn could allow a local unprivileged user to
gain access to privileged information. (CVE-2024-29069)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
24.04 noble snapd –  2.63+24.04ubuntu0.1
22.04 jammy snapd –  2.63+22.04ubuntu0.1
20.04 focal snapd –  2.63+20.04ubuntu0.1

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