CVE-2024-41129 The ops library leaks secrets if `subprocess.CalledProcessError` happens with a `secret-*` CLI command
The ops library leaks secrets in error logs when subprocess errors occur during secret CLI commands, affecting Juju charms.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-41129?
CVE-2024-41129 is a medium-severity vulnerability in canonical operator, published on 22 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The ops library is a Python framework for developing and testing Kubernetes and machine charms. The issue here is that ops passes the secret content as one of the args via CLI. This issue may affect any of the charms that are using: Juju (>=3.0), Juju secrets and not correctly capturing and processing `subprocess.CalledProcessError`. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.15.0.
Weakness: CWE-532
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41129?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including ops.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
ops PyPI | From 2.0.0 | 2.15.0 |
ops PyPI | From 2.0.0 | 2.15.0 |
ops PyPI | From 2.0.0 | 2.15.0 |
How do I fix CVE-2024-41129?
Upgrade ops to 2.15.0 or later.
Is CVE-2024-41129 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41129 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hcmv-jmqh-fjgm, PYSEC-2026-1753.