Improper Input Validation Affecting github.com/snapcore/snapd/snap package, versions <2.62.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMSNAPCORESNAPDSNAP-7569812
  • published26 Jul 2024
  • disclosed25 Jul 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 25 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-29068  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/snapcore/snapd/snap to version 2.62.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation due to the improper handling of non-regular files during the extraction process. An attacker can cause the system to hang indefinitely by convincing a user to install a malicious snap containing specially crafted non-regular files at certain paths.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1