Link Following Affecting snapd package, versions <2.40-1
Threat Intelligence
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- published22 Jul 2026
- disclosed24 Apr 2019
Introduced: 24 Apr 2019
CVE-2019-11503 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Echo:latest 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 Echo.
See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
snap-confine as included in snapd before 2.39 did not guard against symlink races when performing the chdir() to the current working directory of the calling user, aka a "cwd restore permission bypass."
References
- https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2019-11503
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6VACEKVQ7UAZ32WO4ZKCFW6YOBSYJ76L/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VPU6APEZHAA7N2AI57OT4J2P7NKHFOLM/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/25/7
- https://github.com/snapcore/snapd/pull/6642
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6VACEKVQ7UAZ32WO4ZKCFW6YOBSYJ76L/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VPU6APEZHAA7N2AI57OT4J2P7NKHFOLM/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/18/4