Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2024-56327 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package age. The fix is available in version 1.1.1-1ubuntu0.24.04.3+esm1; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
- Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
- Attack requirements: Present — the target has to be in a particular state for the attack to work.
- Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
- User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
- Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
- Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
- Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
Weakness class
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56327 is classified as CWE-1395: Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component. The product ships or relies on a component with known vulnerabilities, inheriting its exposure.
Affected software
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56327 is recorded against 1 package.
- age (fixed in 1.1.1-1ubuntu0.24.04.3+esm1)
Timeline and source
Published on 19 December 2024 and last revised on 2 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
ubuntu.com (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)
github.com (Report)
github.com (Report)
github.com (Report)
ubuntu.com (Advisory)
Other advisories for this package
age has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-1395: Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component) in other software:
