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CVE-2017-14178 Details

Description

In snapd 2.27 through 2.29.2 the 'snap logs' command could be made to call journalctl without match arguments and therefore allow unprivileged, unauthenticated users to bypass systemd-journald's access restrictions.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/snapcore/snapd/pull/4194 CVEIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1730255 CVEIssue TrackingPatch
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2017/CVE-2017-14178.html CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://github.com/snapcore/snapd/pull/4194 [email protected]Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1730255 [email protected]Issue TrackingPatch

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-755Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
snapcraft snapd
>= 2.27, <= 2.29.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:snapcraft:snapd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-14178
NVD Published Date:
Feb 2, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-14178 Details - Not Deferred