UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14178
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14178
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14178.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14178
- Upstream
- Published
- 2018-02-02T14:29:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-09-08T16:44:26Z
- Severity
-
- 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - low
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
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.
- References
Affected packages
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / snapd
Package
- Name
- snapd
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/snapd@2.29.4.2~14.04?arch=source&distro=trusty
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2.29.4.2~14.04
Affected versions
2.*
2.21~14.04.2
2.22.2~14.04
2.22.3~14.04
2.22.6~14.04
2.23.1~14.04
2.24.1~14.04
2.25~14.04
2.26.10~14.04
2.27.5~14.04
2.28.5~14.04
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "2.29.4.2~14.04",
"binary_name": "golang-github-snapcore-snapd-dev"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.29.4.2~14.04",
"binary_name": "golang-github-ubuntu-core-snappy-dev"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.29.4.2~14.04",
"binary_name": "snap-confine"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.29.4.2~14.04",
"binary_name": "snapd"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.29.4.2~14.04",
"binary_name": "snapd-xdg-open"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.29.4.2~14.04",
"binary_name": "ubuntu-core-launcher"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.29.4.2~14.04",
"binary_name": "ubuntu-core-snapd-units"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.29.4.2~14.04",
"binary_name": "ubuntu-snappy"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.29.4.2~14.04",
"binary_name": "ubuntu-snappy-cli"
}
],
"availability": "No subscription required"
}
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / snapd
Package
- Name
- snapd
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/snapd@2.29.4.2?arch=source&distro=xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2.29.4.2
Affected versions
1.*
1.9
1.9.1.1
1.9.2
2.*
2.0
2.0.1
2.0.2
2.0.3
2.0.5
2.0.8
2.0.9
2.0.10
2.11+0.16.04
2.12+0.16.04
2.13
2.14.2~16.04
2.15.2ubuntu1
2.16ubuntu3
2.17.1ubuntu1
2.20.1ubuntu1
2.21
2.22.2
2.22.3
2.22.6
2.23.1
2.24.1
2.25
2.26.10
2.27.5
2.28.5
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "2.29.4.2",
"binary_name": "golang-github-snapcore-snapd-dev"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.29.4.2",
"binary_name": "golang-github-ubuntu-core-snappy-dev"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.29.4.2",
"binary_name": "snap-confine"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.29.4.2",
"binary_name": "snapd"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.29.4.2",
"binary_name": "snapd-xdg-open"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.29.4.2",
"binary_name": "ubuntu-core-launcher"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.29.4.2",
"binary_name": "ubuntu-core-snapd-units"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.29.4.2",
"binary_name": "ubuntu-snappy"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.29.4.2",
"binary_name": "ubuntu-snappy-cli"
}
],
"availability": "No subscription required"
}