CVE-2024-8038: canonical ltd. juju Unprotected Alternate Channel
CVSS: 7.9v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesGHSA-xwgj-vpm9-q2rqGO-2024-3175
Published 02-10-2024Last modified 02-10-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-8038 is a high (CVSS 7.9) Unprotected Alternate Channel vulnerability in canonical ltd. juju. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.9/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.21%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 3Timeline
- 02-10-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 02-10-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsMedium 6.2Preferred score · OSV · Go (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:HSourcesSingle source
High 7.9Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:HSources3 sources · 5.5–7.9
- OSV · GoEcosystem advisory · calculated7.9HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
- NVDNIST5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.21%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
11%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.21% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.21%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Canonical1 product
- juju< 2.9.51 | ≥ 3.1.0, < 3.1.10 | ≥ 3.2.0, ≤ 3.2.4 | ≥ 3.3, < 3.3.7 | ≥ 3.4, < 3.4.6 | ≥ 3.5.0, < 3.5.4
Canonical ltd.1 product
- juju≥ 3.5, < 3.5.4 | ≥ 3.4, < 3.4.6 | ≥ 3.3, < 3.3.7 | ≥ 3.1, < 3.1.10 | ≥ 2.9, < 2.9.51
Github.com/juju1 product
- juju< 0.0.0-20240829052008-43f0fc59790d | All versions (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 3 products
References
7 links- github.com/juju/juju/security/advisories/GHSA-xwgj-vpm9-q2rqIssue TrackingWEBAdvisoryPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/juju/jujuPACKAGE