{"id":"USN-6912-1","summary":"provd vulnerability","details":"James Henstridge discovered that provd incorrectly handled environment\nvariables. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to run arbitrary\nprograms and escalate privileges.\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:44:41Z","published":"2024-07-24T08:18:12Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2024-6714"],"upstream":["CVE-2024-6714","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-6714"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6912-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-6714"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/provd/+bug/2071574"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"provd","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:24.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/provd@0.1.2+24.04?arch=source&distro=noble"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.1.2+24.04"}]}],"versions":["0.1.0","0.1.1","0.1.2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_version":"0.1.2+24.04","binary_name":"provd"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:24.04:LTS","cves":[{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2024-6714"}]},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6912-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}