CVE-2021-4120
8.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
snapd 2.54.2 fails to perform sufficient validation of snap content interface and layout paths, resulting in the ability for snaps to inject arbitrary AppArmor policy rules via malformed content interface and layout declarations and hence escape strict snap confinement. Fixed in snapd versions 2.54.3+18.04, 2.54.3+20.04 and 2.54.3+21.10.1
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Ltd. | snapd | unspecified <= 2.54.2 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-20: CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5292-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapd/+bug/1949368
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/18/2
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3QTBN7LLZISXIA4KU4UKDR27Q5PXDS2U/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XCGHG6LJAVJJ72TMART6A7N4Z6MSTGI7/
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5292-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapd/+bug/1949368
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/18/2
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3QTBN7LLZISXIA4KU4UKDR27Q5PXDS2U/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XCGHG6LJAVJJ72TMART6A7N4Z6MSTGI7/
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