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CVE-2022-37705

6.7 · MEDIUM

A privilege escalation flaw was found in Amanda 3.5.1 in which the backup user can acquire root privileges.

Published Apr 16, 2023CWE-88EPSS 1.26%

Overview

CVE-2022-37705 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 16, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

A privilege escalation flaw was found in Amanda 3.5.1 in which the backup user can acquire root privileges. The vulnerable component is the runtar SUID program, which is a wrapper to run /usr/bin/tar with specific arguments that are controllable by the attacker. This program mishandles the arguments passed to tar binary (it expects that the argument name and value are separated with a space; however, separating them with an equals sign is also supported),

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwww.amanda.org/GitHubgithub.com/MaherAzzouzi/CVE-2022-37705GitHubgithub.com/zmanda/amanda/issues/192GitHubgithub.com/zmanda/amanda/pull/194GitHubgithub.com/zmanda/amanda/pull/196GitHubgithub.com/zmanda/amanda/pull/204GitHubgithub.com/zmanda/amanda/releases/tag/tag-community-3.5.3Reflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00003.htmlReflists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A5DCLSX5YYTWMKSMDL67M5STZ5ZDSOXK/Reflists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ATMGMVS3QDN6OMKMHGUTUTU7NS7HR3BZ/

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-37705?

CVE-2022-37705 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 16, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2022-37705?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-37705?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2022-37705?

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