ubuntu-cve-2026-3888
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-03-17 14:00
Modified
2026-05-20 15:24
Summary
Details
Local privilege escalation in snapd on Linux allows local attackers to get root privilege by re-creating snap's private /tmp directory when systemd-tmpfiles is configured to automatically clean up this directory. This issue affects Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS, and 24.04 LTS.
Severity
7.8 (High)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
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"aliases": [],
"details": "Local privilege escalation in snapd on Linux allows local attackers to get root privilege by re-creating snap\u0027s private /tmp directory when systemd-tmpfiles is configured to automatically clean up this directory. This issue affects Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS, and 24.04 LTS.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-3888",
"modified": "2026-05-20T15:24:30Z",
"published": "2026-03-17T14:00:00Z",
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"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-3888"
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"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-3888"
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"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://blog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-threat-research/2026/03/17/cve-2026-3888-important-snap-flaw-enables-local-privilege-escalation-to-root"
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"type": "ADVISORY",
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"schema_version": "1.7.0",
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "high",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"upstream": [
"CVE-2026-3888"
]
}
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