# CVE-2024-8038: Vulnerable juju introspection abstract UNIX domain socket

> Local attackers can cause denial of service by accessing an unauthenticated abstract UNIX domain socket used for introspection in Juju.

- **Severity:** High 7.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 2 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xwgj-vpm9-q2rq, GO-2024-3175

## What is CVE-2024-8038?

CVE-2024-8038 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Canonical Ltd. Juju, published on 2 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerable juju introspection abstract UNIX domain socket. An abstract UNIX domain socket responsible for introspection is available without authentication locally to network namespace users. This enables denial of service attacks.

Weakness: CWE-420 (Unprotected Alternate Channel)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8038?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/juju/juju. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `github.com/juju/juju` | Go | All versions | None |
| `github.com/juju/juju` | Go | All versions | 0.0.0-20240829052008-43f0fc59790d |
| `github.com/juju/juju` | Go | All versions | 0.0.0-20240829052008-43f0fc59790d |

Products: Canonical Juju.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-8038?

Upgrade github.com/juju/juju to 0.0.0-20240829052008-43f0fc59790d or later.

## Is CVE-2024-8038 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8038 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ltd. Juju

- [CVE-2026-4370](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-4370/): Improper TLS Client/Server authentication and certificate verification on Database Cluster (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2026-5412](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5412/): Juju CloudSpec API could leak senstive information (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2017-9232](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9232/): Juju uses a UNIX domain socket without setting appropriate permissions (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-32693](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32693/): Unauthorized access to Kubernetes secrets in Juju (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-0928](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0928/): Arbitrary executable upload via authenticated endpoint (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-8038 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-8038 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Canonical Ltd. Juju, published on 2 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8038 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- github.com/juju/juju (Go): affected all versions; no fix listed
- github.com/juju/juju (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 0.0.0-20240829052008-43f0fc59790d
- github.com/juju/juju (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 0.0.0-20240829052008-43f0fc59790d

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8038/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8038/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8038
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8038
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8038

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8038/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.