USN-8579-1: snapd vulnerabilities

Publication date

21 July 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in snapd.


Packages

  • snapd - Daemon and tooling that enable snap packages

Details

James Henstridge discovered that snapd's default apparmor template did
not restrict access to systemd-userdbd varlink interface. A local
attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2024-5300)

Qualys discovered that snap-confine can be tricked to create
attacker-controlled files at certain privileged locations. A local
attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass intended restrictions
and escalate privileges to root. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
(CVE-2026-8933)

Zygmunt Krynicki discovered that snapd's default seccomp template
did not restrict the creation of executables with the set-user-ID
attribute. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to create
and execute setuid binaries. (CVE-2026-15226)

James Henstridge discovered that snapd's default apparmor template did
not restrict access to systemd-userdbd varlink interface. A local
attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2024-5300)

Qualys discovered that snap-confine can be tricked to create
attacker-controlled files at certain privileged locations. A local
attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass intended restrictions
and escalate privileges to root. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
(CVE-2026-8933)

Zygmunt Krynicki discovered that snapd's default seccomp template
did not restrict the creation of executables with the set-user-ID
attribute. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to create
and execute setuid binaries. (CVE-2026-15226)

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
26.04 LTS resolute snapd –  2.76+ubuntu26.04.3
24.04 LTS noble snapd –  2.76+ubuntu24.04.1
22.04 LTS jammy snapd –  2.76+ubuntu22.04.1
20.04 LTS focal snapd –  2.67.1+20.04ubuntu1~esm3  
18.04 LTS bionic snapd –  2.61.4ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm4  
16.04 LTS xenial snapd –  2.61.4ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm4  

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