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CVE-2024-29068 snapd non-regular file indefinite blocking read

MediumCVSS 6.6 EPSS 0.21%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

In snapd versions prior to 2.62, snapd failed to properly check the file
type when extracting a snap. The snap format is a squashfs file-system
image and so can contain files that are non-regular files (such as pipes
or sockets etc). Various file entries within the snap squashfs image
(such as icons etc) are directly read by snapd when it is extracted. An
attacker who could convince a user to install a malicious snap which
contained non-regular files at these paths could then cause snapd to block
indefinitely trying to read from such files and cause a denial of service.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
snapcore github.com/snapcore/snapd(Go) < 2.62 2.62
snapcore github.com/snapcore/snapd(Go) All versions No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) All versions No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.57.6-1 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.57.6-1+deb12u1 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.59.5-1 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.60.2-1 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.61.1-1 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.61.2-1 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.61.2-2 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.62-1 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.62-2 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.62-3 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.62-4 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.62-5 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.63-1 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.63-2 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.63-3 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.63-4 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.65.1-1 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.65.3-1 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.66.1-1 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.66.1-2 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.67-1 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.68.3-2 No fix listed
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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.68.3-3 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.71-1 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.71-2 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.71-3 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.72-1 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.73-3 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.73-4 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.74.1-1 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.75.2-1 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.75.2-2 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.76-1 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.76.3-1 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.76.3-2 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.77.1-1 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:12) = 2.77.1-2 No fix listed
debian/snapd(Debian:13) < 2.62-1 2.62-1
debian/snapd(Debian:14) < 2.62-1 2.62-1
ubuntu/snapd(Ubuntu:22.04) < 2.63+22.04ubuntu0.1 2.63+22.04ubuntu0.1
Canonical snapd < 2.62 2.62
ubuntu/snapd(Ubuntu:24.04) < 2.63+24.04ubuntu0.1 2.63+24.04ubuntu0.1

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