CVE-2024-5138

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions snapd (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the snapctl component within snapd, which allows a confined snap to interact with the snapd daemon to take certain privileged actions on behalf of the snap. It was found that snapctl did not properly parse command-line arguments, allowing an unprivileged user to trigger an authorized action on behalf of the snap that would normally require administrator privileges to perform. This could possibly allow an unprivileged user to perform a denial of service or similar. The vulnerability may also allow a remote attacker to elevate their privileges.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.