Link Following Affecting snapd package, versions <2.40-1
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- published24 Apr 2019
- disclosed24 Apr 2019
Introduced: 24 Apr 2019
CVE-2019-11502 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable snapd to version 2.40-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream snapd package and not the snapd package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
snap-confine in snapd before 2.38 incorrectly set the ownership of a snap application to the uid and gid of the first calling user. Consequently, that user had unintended access to a private /tmp directory.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-11502
- https://github.com/snapcore/snapd/commit/bdbfeebef03245176ae0dc323392bb0522a339b1
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/18/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/25/7
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2019-11502