GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Go

GHSA-64jh-cjwc-w8q6 snapd failed to properly check the file type when extracting a snap

MEDIUM Published 2024-07-25 Modified 2024-08-26 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2024-29068
Ecosystem
Go
Packages
github.com/snapcore/snapd
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-20
Reviewed
2024-07-26

Affected packages

• Go github.com/snapcore/snapd: < 2.62 → fixed in 2.62

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.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2024-29068 In snapd versions prior to 2.62, snapd failed to properly check the file type when extracting a snap. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness

References