TI-2017-10330 Aliases CVE-2017-14178

Improper handling of exceptional conditions in snapd

LOW 36CWE-755Published 2018-02-02 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01757 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	snapd	2.27 through 2.29.2	—	No fix listed	CNA

snapd Vendor— Affected 2.27 through 2.29.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:snapcraft:snapd::::::::	2.27 – 2.29.2	Vulnerable	Snapcraft

cpe:2.3:a:snapcraft:snapd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.27 – 2.29.2 Vulnerable ·Snapcraft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-14178

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

https://github.com/snapcore/snapd/pull/4194

Sources

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