TI-2019-08572 Aliases CVE-2019-11480 GHSA-vj59-q97j-4hgq

Ubuntu kernel snap build process could use unauthenticated sources

LOW 37CWE-353Published 2020-04-14 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Adjacent network
Privileges required: High
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-345.

Summary

The pc-kernel snap build process hardcoded the --allow-insecure-repositories and --allow-unauthenticated apt options when creating the build chroot environment. This could allow an attacker who is able to perform a MITM attack between the build environment and the Ubuntu archive to install a malicious package within the build chroot. This issue affects pc-kernel versions prior to and including 2019-07-16

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00507 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

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
Canonical	pc-kernel	up to 2019-07-16	—	No fix listed	CNA

pc-kernel VendorCanonical Affected up to 2019-07-16 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:canonical:c-kernel::::::::	up to 2019-07-16	Vulnerable	Canonical

cpe:2.3:a:canonical:c-kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2019-07-16 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-11480
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vj59-q97j-4hgq

References

Exploit 1

https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1836041

Advisory 1

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-11480

Sources

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