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
Published Feb 2, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.76%
Description
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.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Snapd Defaultn/a
- Version 2.27 through 2.29.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Snapd | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.76% (0.01757) | 77.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.79% (0.01791) | 75.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.23% (0.01234) | 77.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.54% (0.02541) | 75.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00198) | 57.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00198) | 56.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00218) | 57.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- https://github.com/snapcore/snapd/pull/4194 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1730255 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2017/CVE-2017-14178.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/snapcore/snapd/pull/4194 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://launchpad.net/bugs/1730255 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch | |
| https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2017/CVE-2017-14178.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
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