CVE-2022-4318

CWE-538CWE-9137 documents6 sources
Severity
7.8HIGH
EPSS
0.0%
top 87.34%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedSep 25
Latest updateAug 21

Description

A vulnerability was found in cri-o. This issue allows the addition of arbitrary lines into /etc/passwd by use of a specially crafted environment variable.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

Also affects: Fedora 36, 37, Openshift Container Platform 4.11, 4.12

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
OSV
CRI-O vulnerable to /etc/passwd tampering resulting in Privilege Escalation in github.com/cri-o/cri-o2024-08-21
CVEList
Cri-o: /etc/passwd tampering privesc2023-09-25
OSV
CRI-O vulnerable to /etc/passwd tampering resulting in Privilege Escalation2022-12-29
GHSA
CRI-O vulnerable to /etc/passwd tampering resulting in Privilege Escalation2022-12-29

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Microsoft
Cri-o: /etc/passwd tampering privesc2023-09-12
Red Hat
cri-o: /etc/passwd tampering privesc2022-12-12