CVE-2023-1523
criticalpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.014 · 73 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Using the TIOCLINUX ioctl request, a malicious snap could inject contents into the input of the controlling terminal which could allow it to cause arbitrary commands to be executed outside of the snap sandbox after the snap exits. Graphical terminal emulators like xterm, gnome-terminal and others are not affected - this can only be exploited when snaps are run on a virtual console.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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affected products (7)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-1329Canonical Snap: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von SicherheitsvorkehrungenDeutsch2023-05-30csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Canonical Snap ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
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sources
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references (15)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1523cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-1523/cnnvd
- https://github.com/snapcore/snapd/pull/12849cnnvd
- https://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=167879021709955&w=2cnnvd
- https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapdPatchcnnvd
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6125-1cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.3118cnnvd
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1523enisa_euvd
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