CVE-2021-4120
snapd could be made to bypass intended access restrictions through snap content interfaces and layout paths
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
2Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
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
snapd versión 2.54.2, no lleva a cabo una comprobación suficiente de la interfaz de contenido de snap y de las rutas de diseño, resultando en una posibilidad de que los snaps inyecten reglas de política de AppArmor arbitrarias por medio de declaraciones de interfaz de contenido y de diseño mal formadas y, por tanto, escapen al confinamiento estricto de snap. Corregido en snapd versiones 2.54.3+18.04, 2.54.3+20.04 y 2.54.3+21.10.1
USN-5292-1 fixed a vulnerability in snapd. Unfortunately that update introduced a regression that could break the fish shell. This update fixes the problem. James Troup discovered that snap did not properly manage the permissions for the snap directories. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. Ian Johnson discovered that snapd did not properly validate content interfaces and layout paths. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to inject arbitrary AppArmor policy rules, resulting in a bypass of intended access restrictions. The Qualys Research Team discovered that snapd did not properly validate the location of the snap-confine binary. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute other arbitrary binaries and escalate privileges. The Qualys Research Team discovered that a race condition existed in the snapd snap-confine binary when preparing a private mount namespace for a snap. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2021-12-14 CVE Reserved
- 2022-02-17 CVE Published
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-03 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
References (5)
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URL | Date | SRC |
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/18/2 | 2024-08-03 | |
https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapd/+bug/1949368 | 2024-08-03 |
URL | Date | SRC |
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https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5292-1 | 2023-11-07 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Snapd Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Snapd" | <= 2.54.2 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Snapd" and version " <= 2.54.2" | - |
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Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04" | lts |
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Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 20.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "20.04" | lts |
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Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 21.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "21.10" | - |
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Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 34 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "34" | - |
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Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 35 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "35" | - |
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