CVE-2022-2787

stricter rules on chroot names

Description

Schroot before 1.6.13 had too permissive rules on chroot or session names, allowing a denial of service on the schroot service for all users that may start a schroot session.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: Debian schroot
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://codeberg.org/shelter/reschroot/commit/6f7166a285e1e97aea390be633591f9791b29a6d third party advisory patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2022/msg00182.html vendor advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00007.html vendor advisory mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-11 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-2787?
CVE-2022-2787 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-2787?
To fix CVE-2022-2787, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-2787 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-2787 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-2787?
CVE-2022-2787 affects Debian schroot.
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