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TI-2019-05191 Aliases CVE-2019-7303GHSA-hhhq-qgvm-w5hp

Snapd seccomp filter TIOCSTI ioctl bypass

Priority LOW 39CWE-628Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A vulnerability in the seccomp filters of Canonical snapd before version 2.37.4 allows a strict mode snap to insert characters into a terminal on a 64-bit host. The seccomp rules were generated to match 64-bit ioctl(2) commands on a 64-bit platform; however, the Linux kernel only uses the lower 32 bits to determine which ioctl(2) commands to run. This issue affects: Canonical snapd versions prior to 2.37.4.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.037 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed snapd (Canonical): 2.37.4

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Canonicalsnapdbefore 2.37.42.37.4Patch availableCNA
  • snapd VendorCanonical Affected before 2.37.4 Fixed in 2.37.4 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:canonical:snapd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.37.4VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*14.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*16.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*18.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.10VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:canonical:snapd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.37.4 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA snapd (Canonical) Fixed in 2.37.4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-7303
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hhhq-qgvm-w5hp

References

  • TI-2023-01437 Injection in Canonical snapd CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2019-05192 Local privilege escalation via snapd socket CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-01603 snapd allows $HOME/bin symlink CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2024-04773 Improper input validation in Canonical snapd CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2020-16634 Improper privilege management in Canonical snapd CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2021-20244 snapd could be made to escalate privileges and run programs as administrator CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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