CVE-2019-11480

High

Description

The pc-kernel snap build process hardcoded the --allow-insecure-repositories and --allow-unauthenticated apt options when creating the build chroot environment. This could allow an attacker who is able to perform a MITM attack between the build environment and the Ubuntu archive to install a malicious package within the build chroot. This issue affects pc-kernel versions prior to and including 2019-07-16

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.4
Exploit probability—
ProductCanonical C-kernel
PublishedApr 14, 2020
First seenApr 14, 2020
Weakness typeCWE-353CWE-353

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
canonical c-kernelv ≤ 2019-07-16—

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