CVE-2017-9232: Juju uses a UNIX domain socket without setting appropriate permissions

May 13, 2022 (updated April 22, 2025)

Juju before 1.25.12, 2.0.x before 2.0.4, and 2.1.x before 2.1.3 uses a UNIX domain socket without setting appropriate permissions, allowing privilege escalation by users on the system to root.

References

bugs.launchpad.net/juju/+bug/1682411
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j3hp-pv6v-rgrx
github.com/juju/juju
github.com/juju/juju/commit/0417178a3c2869537860e8b3b5e787ce1732231f
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9232
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44023

Code Behaviors & Features

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