CVE-2019-11502

Public Exploit

Description

snap-confine in snapd before 2.38 incorrectly set the ownership of a snap application to the uid and gid of the first calling user. Consequently, that user had unintended access to a private /tmp directory.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.60%
Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory openwall.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/18/4 patch mailing list exploit third party advisory
https://github.com/snapcore/snapd/commit/bdbfeebef03245176ae0dc323392bb0522a339b1 third party advisory patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/25/7 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-11502?
CVE-2019-11502 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-11502?
To fix CVE-2019-11502, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-11502 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-11502 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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