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CVE-2017-14178 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2017-14178: 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.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2017-14178 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • snapd→ fixed in2.30-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y snapd

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • snapd→ fixed in2.30-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y snapd

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • snapd→ fixed in2.30-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y snapd
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