CVE-2019-11502 Race condition in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

A race condition in snapd allows local attackers to gain unintended access to private temporary directories, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2019-11502?

CVE-2019-11502 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Apr 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11502?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Canonical Snapd.

How do I fix CVE-2019-11502?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2019-11502 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11502 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-11502, GHSA-hhc7-jq5j-875q, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11502.

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