CVE-2024-8037 Affecting govulncheck-vulndb package, versions <0.0.20241030T212825-150000.1.9.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES155-GOVULNCHECKVULNDB-8344209
  • published6 Nov 2024
  • disclosed5 Nov 2024

Introduced: 5 Nov 2024

CVE-2024-8037  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.5 govulncheck-vulndb to version 0.0.20241030T212825-150000.1.9.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream govulncheck-vulndb package and not the govulncheck-vulndb package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.5 relevant fixed versions and status.

Vulnerable juju hook tool abstract UNIX domain socket. When combined with an attack of JUJU_CONTEXT_ID, any user on the local system with access to the default network namespace may connect to the @/var/lib/juju/agents/unit-xxxx-yyyy/agent.socket and perform actions that are normally reserved to a juju charm.