Canonical Juju up to 3.5.3 Unix Domain Socket unprotected alternate channel

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Canonical Juju up to 2.9.50/3.1.9/3.3.6/3.4.5/3.5.3. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Unix Domain Socket Handler. This manipulation causes unprotected alternate channel. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-8038. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Canonical Juju up to 2.9.50/3.1.9/3.3.6/3.4.5/3.5.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Unix Domain Socket Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unprotected alternate channel vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-420. The product protects a primary channel, but it does not use the same level of protection for an alternate channel. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerable juju introspection abstract UNIX domain socket. An abstract UNIX domain socket responsible for introspection is available without authentication locally to network namespace users. This enables denial of service attacks.

The weakness was published by Harry Pidcock as GHSA-xwgj-vpm9-q2rq. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-8038 since 08/21/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 210390 (SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : govulncheck-vulndb (SUSE-SU-2024:3911-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 2.9.51, 3.1.10, 3.3.7, 3.4.6 or 3.5.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (210390). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Canonical

Name

• Juju

Version

• 2.9.0
• 2.9.1
• 2.9.2
• 2.9.3
• 2.9.4
• 2.9.5
• 2.9.6
• 2.9.7
• 2.9.8
• 2.9.9
• 2.9.10
• 2.9.11
• 2.9.12
• 2.9.13
• 2.9.14
• 2.9.15
• 2.9.16
• 2.9.17
• 2.9.18
• 2.9.19
• 2.9.20
• 2.9.21
• 2.9.22
• 2.9.23
• 2.9.24
• 2.9.25
• 2.9.26
• 2.9.27
• 2.9.28
• 2.9.29
• 2.9.30
• 2.9.31
• 2.9.32
• 2.9.33
• 2.9.34
• 2.9.35
• 2.9.36
• 2.9.37
• 2.9.38
• 2.9.39
• 2.9.40
• 2.9.41
• 2.9.42
• 2.9.43
• 2.9.44
• 2.9.45
• 2.9.46
• 2.9.47
• 2.9.48
• 2.9.49
• 2.9.50
• 3.1.0
• 3.1.1
• 3.1.2
• 3.1.3
• 3.1.4
• 3.1.5
• 3.1.6
• 3.1.7
• 3.1.8
• 3.1.9
• 3.3.0
• 3.3.1
• 3.3.2
• 3.3.3
• 3.3.4
• 3.3.5
• 3.3.6
• 3.4.0
• 3.4.1
• 3.4.2
• 3.4.3
• 3.4.4
• 3.4.5
• 3.5.0
• 3.5.1
• 3.5.2
• 3.5.3

License

• open-source

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.5
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unprotected alternate channel
CWE: CWE-420 / CWE-419
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 210390
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : govulncheck-vulndb (SUSE-SU-2024:3911-1)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Juju 2.9.51/3.1.10/3.3.7/3.4.6/3.5.4

Timelineinfo

08/21/2024 🔍
10/02/2024 +42 days 🔍
10/02/2024 +0 days 🔍
08/27/2025 +329 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-xwgj-vpm9-q2rq
Researcher: Harry Pidcock
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-8038 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-8038
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-279055

Entryinfo

Created: 10/02/2024 14:36
Updated: 08/27/2025 04:01
Changes: 10/02/2024 14:36 (65), 10/05/2024 04:44 (1), 11/08/2024 03:46 (2), 08/27/2025 04:01 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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