CVE-2024-29068 — snapd non-regular file indefinite blocking read
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 th…
Published: 2024-07-25 · CVSS: 5.8 · CVSS 3.1
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7