CVE-2022-33912

Description

A permission issue affects users that deployed the shipped version of the Checkmk Debian package. Packages created by the agent bakery (enterprise editions only) were not affected. Using the shipped version of the agents, the maintainer scripts located at /var/lib/dpkg/info/ will be owned by the user and the group with ID 1001. If such a user exists on the system, they can change the content of these files (which are then executed by root). This leads to a local privilege escalation on the monitored host. Version 1.6 through 1.6.9p29, version 2.0 through 2.0.0p26, version 2.1 through 2.1.0p3, and version 2.2.0i1 are affected.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory checkmk.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://checkmk.com/werk/14098 mitigation vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-33912?
CVE-2022-33912 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-33912?
To fix CVE-2022-33912, 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-2022-33912 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-33912 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.
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