Medium severity · published Oct 2, 2024
CVE-2024-8037
Vulnerable juju hook tool abstract UNIX domain socket
6.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Vulnerable juju hook tool abstract UNIX domain socket. When combined with an attack of JUJU_CONTEXT_ID, any user on the local system with access to the default network namespace may connect to the @/var/lib/juju/agents/unit-xxxx-yyyy/agent.socket and perform actions that are normally reserved to a juju charm.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JU
Juju · Canonical
before 2.9.51; 3.1.0 before 3.1.10; 3.2.0 through 3.2.4; 3.3.0 before 3.3.7; 3.4 before 3.4.6; 3.5.0 before 3.5.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8037
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8037
Patch
https://github.com/juju/juju/security/advisories/GHSA-8v4w-f4r9-7h6x
Third Party Advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8037
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