USN-4728-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27352)
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2021-02-10 01:14 – Updated: 2026-02-10 04:42 – Source websiteGilad Reti and Nimrod Stoler discovered that snapd did not correctly specify cgroup delegation when generating systemd service units for various container management snaps. This could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges via access to arbitrary devices of the container host from within a compromised or malicious container.
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"details": "Gilad Reti and Nimrod Stoler discovered that snapd did not correctly specify cgroup\ndelegation when generating systemd service units for various container\nmanagement snaps. This could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges\nvia access to arbitrary devices of the container host from within a\ncompromised or malicious container.\n",
"id": "USN-4728-1",
"modified": "2026-02-10T04:42:03Z",
"published": "2021-02-10T01:14:00Z",
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