CVE-2024-9312 — Incorrect User Management in LTD Authd

CWE-286 — Incorrect User ManagementCWE-335 — Incorrect Usage of Seeds in Pseudo-Random Number Generator5 documents4 sources
Severity
6.4MEDIUMNVD
CNA7.5
EPSS
0.1%
top 84.16%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Canonical LTD AuthdGithub.com Ubuntu AuthdCanonical Authd
Timeline
PublishedOct 10
Latest updateOct 11

Description

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 0.5 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDcanonical/authd< 0.3.6
▶CVEListV5canonical_ltd/authd< 0.3.6

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
OSV
Authd allows attacker-controlled usernames to yield controllable UIDs in github.com/ubuntu/authd↗2024-10-11
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GHSA
Authd allows attacker-controlled usernames to yield controllable UIDs↗2024-10-10
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CVEList
CVE-2024-9312: Authd, through version 0↗2024-10-10
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OSV
Authd allows attacker-controlled usernames to yield controllable UIDs↗2024-10-10
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CVE-2024-9312 — Incorrect User Management in LTD Authd | cvebase