CVE-2024-39835
Publication date 17 July 2025
Last updated 23 July 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
A code injection vulnerability has been identified in the Robot Operating System (ROS) 'roslaunch' command-line tool, affecting ROS distributions Noetic Ninjemys and earlier. The vulnerability arises from the use of the eval() method to process user-supplied, unsanitized parameter values within the substitution args mechanism, which roslaunch evaluates before launching a node. This flaw allows attackers to craft and execute arbitrary Python code.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ros-ros-comm | 25.04 plucky | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
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| ros-kinetic-ros-comm | 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 1.12.17+7
|
| ros-melodic-ros-comm | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 1.14.13+3
|
| ros-noetic-ros-comm | 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 1.17.4+2
|
Notes
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.8 · High
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |