CVE-2024-6714

Publication date 22 July 2024

Last updated 26 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8 · High

Score breakdown

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.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
provd 24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 0.1.2+24.04
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release

Notes

sudhackar

CWE-73

lucistanescu

Remediated by Matthew Gary Hagemann Coordinated by Luci Stanescu

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
provd

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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