CVE-2019-11480 describes a critical vulnerability in the pc-kernel snap build process, affecting versions up to and including 2019-07-16. The vulnerability stems from the hardcoding of insecure apt options, which could enable a Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attacker to inject malicious packages into the build environment. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), this vulnerability presents a significant risk, allowing for high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts if an attacker can execute a MITM attack. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2019-07-16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:canonical:c-kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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