CVE-2024-29068

Service hang via non-regular metadata file reads

Published Jul 25, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Improper input validation in Canonical snapd before 2.62 allows context-dependent attackers to hang snapd through a crafted snap. Container validation permits named pipes, sockets, or device nodes in metadata paths, and extraction reads those entries as ordinary files, blocking indefinitely. A user with snap-installation authority must install the malicious image; the resulting hang interrupts snap management on the host.

CVSS severity5.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper input validation in Canonical snapd before 2.62 allows context-dependent attackers to hang snapd through a crafted snap. Container validation permits named pipes, sockets, or device nodes in metadata paths, and extraction reads those entries as ordinary files, blocking indefinitely. A user with snap-installation authority must install the malicious image; the resulting hang interrupts snap management on the host.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-29068
Published
Jul 25, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Canonical
Product
snapd
Classifications
CWE-20, CAPEC-586, T1204.002, T1499.004
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 25, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2.62

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Canonical · snapdversion=0 <2.62

Published CVSS scores

5.8Canonical Ltd.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
6.6NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CAPEC-586Object Injection
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File
T1499.004Endpoint Denial of Service: Application or System Exploitation

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