CVE-2019-7304

critical

Description

Canonical snapd before version 2.37.1 incorrectly performed socket owner validation, allowing an attacker to run arbitrary commands as root. This issue affects: Canonical snapd versions prior to 2.37.1.

References

https://github.com/coby-nguyen/Document-Linux-Privilege-Escalation

https://github.com/Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2019-7304

https://github.com/elvi7major/snap_priv_esc

https://github.com/initstring/dirty_sock

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46362

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46361

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3887-1/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2019-04-23

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H