CVE-2017-14178

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Published Feb 2, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

In snapd 2.27 through 2.29.2 the 'snap logs' command could be made to call journalctl without match arguments and therefore allow unprivileged, unauthenticated users to bypass systemd-journald's access restrictions.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

snapd

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.27 through 2.29.2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:snapcraft:snapd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-5688	In snapd 2.27 through 2.29.2 the 'snap logs' command could be made to call journalctl without match arguments and therefore allow unprivileged, unauthenticated users to bypass systemd-journald's access restrictions.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.8% (1.757% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/snapcore/snapd/pull/4194
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1730255
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2017/CVE-2017-14178.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Snapcraft Snapd

Weaknesses

CWE-755

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:21 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: canonical
Published: Feb 2, 2018, 2:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:21 PM
Reserved: Sep 7, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:05 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 2, 2018, 2:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:05 AM

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