CVE-2024-3250: pebble Permission Flaw — Fix

Description

It was discovered that Canonical's Pebble service manager read-file API and the associated pebble pull command, before v1.10.2, allowed unprivileged local users to read files with root-equivalent permissions when Pebble was running as root. Fixes are also available as backports to v1.1.1, v1.4.2, and v1.7.4.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

6.5

MEDIUM

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

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-732 CWE-732

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
canonical	pebble	< 1.4.1
canonical	pebble	1.4.2 — 1.7.3
canonical	pebble	1.7.4 — 1.10.2

References

Advisories & Patches

https://github.com/canonical/pebble/security/advisories/GHSA-4685-2x5r-65pj https://github.com/canonical/pebble/security/advisories/GHSA-4685-2x5r-65pj

Other References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-3250 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-3250

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-3250? +

It was discovered that Canonical's Pebble service manager read-file API and the associated pebble pull command, before v1.10.2, allowed unprivileged local users to read files with root-equivalent permissions when Pebble was running as root. Fixes are also available as backports to v1.1.1, v1.4.2, and v1.7.4. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-3250? +

CVE-2024-3250 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.5 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-3250? +

CVE-2024-3250 affects products from canonical, specifically: pebble. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-3250? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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