High severity · published Jul 23, 2024
CVE-2024-6714
An issue was discovered in provd before version 0.1.5 with a setuid binary, which allows a local attacker to escalate their privilege
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in provd before version 0.1.5 with a setuid binary, which allows a local attacker to escalate their privilege.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 18% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
UD
Ubuntu Desktop Provision · Canonical
before 0.1.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6714
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6714
Exploit
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/provd/+bug/2071574
Patch
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-desktop-provision/commit/8d9086de0f82894ff27a9e429ff4f45231020092
Third Party Advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6714
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