CVE-2024-6388: Medium severity Ubuntu Advantage Desktop Daemon vulnerability

Published Jun 27, 2024
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Updated

Last updated 24 July 2024

Other sources

Marco Trevisan discovered that the Ubuntu Advantage Desktop Daemon, before version 1.12, leaks the Pro token to unprivileged users by passing the token as an argument in plaintext.

NVD

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Launchpad

Affected Software

2 affected components
Ubuntu Advantage Desktop Daemon<1.12
Canonical Ubuntu Advantage Desktop Daemon<1.12

Event History

Jun 27, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:39 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:39 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:15 PM
RemedyAffected Software
Oct 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·05:31 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Debian·05:32 PM
DescriptionAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·05:32 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-6388?

CVE-2024-6388 has a medium severity level due to the risk of token leakage.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-6388?

To fix CVE-2024-6388, update the Ubuntu Advantage Desktop Daemon to version 1.12 or later.

3

What does CVE-2024-6388 affect?

CVE-2024-6388 affects Ubuntu Advantage Desktop Daemon versions prior to 1.12.

4

Who discovered CVE-2024-6388?

CVE-2024-6388 was discovered by Marco Trevisan.

5

What is the main issue with CVE-2024-6388?

The main issue with CVE-2024-6388 is that it leaks the Pro token to unprivileged users in plaintext.

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