CVE-2020-27352 (GCVE-0-2020-27352)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-06-21 20:06 – Updated: 2024-08-04 16:11
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
When generating the systemd service units for the docker snap (and other similar snaps), snapd does not specify Delegate=yes - as a result systemd will move processes from the containers created and managed by these snaps into the cgroup of the main daemon within the snap itself when reloading system units. This may grant additional privileges to a container within the snap that were not originally intended.
Severity
9.3 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-07-05 13:14 UTC
CWE
- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapd/+bug/1910456 | issue-tracking |
| https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4728-1 | vendor-advisory |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-27352 | issue-tracking |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Ltd. | snapd |
Affected:
0 , < 2.48.3
(semver)
|
guessed | |
| canonical | snapd |
Affected:
0 , < 2.48.3
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:canonical:snapd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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