What is CVE-2024-9312?

CVE-2024-9312 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ltd. Authd, classified under CWE-286. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-10-10.

How severe is CVE-2024-9312?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Canonical Ltd. Authd

CVE-2024-9312

Authd, through version 0.3.6, did not sufficiently randomize user IDs to prevent collisions. A local attacker who can register user names could spoof another user's ID and gain their privileges.

EPSS: 0.003 (20.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Canonical Ltd. Authd — versions 0
Canonical Authd

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-286
CWE-335 — Incorrect Usage of Seeds in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)

References

security@ubuntu.com (issue-tracking, Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
security@ubuntu.com (issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-9312?: CVE-2024-9312 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ltd. Authd, classified under CWE-286. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2024-9312?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.