Description
Vulnerable juju hook tool abstract UNIX domain socket. When combined with an attack of JUJU_CONTEXT_ID, any user on the local system with access to the default network namespace may connect to the @/var/lib/juju/agents/unit-xxxx-yyyy/agent.socket and perform actions that are normally reserved to a juju charm.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical | Juju | 3.5 – < 3.5.4, 3.4 – < 3.4.6, 3.3 – < 3.3.7, 3.1 – < 3.1.10, 2.9 – < 2.9.51 | 3.5.4 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP6 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20241030T212825-150000.1.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3911-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20241030T212825-150000.1.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3911-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE Package Hub 12 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20241104T154416-5.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:0350-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20241030T212825-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14447-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20241030T212825-150000.1.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3911-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20241030T212825-150000.1.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3911-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/juju/juju | < 0.0.0-20240820065804-2f2ec128ef5a | 0.0.0-20240820065804-2f2ec128ef5a | GHSA-8v4w-f4r9-7h6x |
Advisories 3
- SUSE-SU-2024:3911-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 5, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:0350-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14447-1 govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20241030T212825-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- https://github.com/juju/juju/security/advisories/GHSA-8v4w-f4r9-7h6x issue-tracking
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8037 issue-tracking