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TI-2024-19246 Aliases CVE-2024-29068GHSA-64jh-cjwc-w8q6

snapd non-regular file indefinite blocking read

Priority LOW 29CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

In snapd versions prior to 2.62, snapd failed to properly check the file type when extracting a snap. The snap format is a squashfs file-system image and so can contain files that are non-regular files (such as pipes or sockets etc). Various file entries within the snap squashfs image (such as icons etc) are directly read by snapd when it is extracted. An attacker who could convince a user to install a malicious snap which contained non-regular files at these paths could then cause snapd to block indefinitely trying to read from such files and cause a denial of service.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00212 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed snapd (Canonical): 2.62github.com/snapcore/snapd (Go): 2.62

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Canonicalsnapdbefore 2.622.62Patch availableCNA
—github.com/snapcore/snapd (Go)before 2.622.62Patch availableGHSA-64jh-cjwc-w8q6
  • snapd VendorCanonical Affected before 2.62 Fixed in 2.62 Patch available CNA
  • github.com/snapcore/snapd (Go) Vendor— Affected before 2.62 Fixed in 2.62 Patch available GHSA-64jh-cjwc-w8q6

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:canonical:snapd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.62VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:canonical:snapd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.62 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA snapd (Canonical) Fixed in 2.62
  • Fix · GHSA-64jh-cjwc-w8q6 github.com/snapcore/snapd (Go) Fixed in 2.62 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Canonical snapd 2.62

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-19247 snapd will follow archived symlinks when unpacking a filesystemPriority LOW 31
    Show all 2 records →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-29068
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-64jh-cjwc-w8q6

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • 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-2019-05191 Snapd seccomp filter TIOCSTI ioctl bypass CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
See all 15 →

Sources

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