CVE-2022-37704

Description

Amanda 3.5.1 allows privilege escalation from the regular user backup to root. The SUID binary located at /lib/amanda/rundump will execute /usr/sbin/dump as root with controlled arguments from the attacker which may lead to escalation of privileges, denial of service, and information disclosure.

Category

6.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.10%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.amanda.org/ product
https://github.com/MaherAzzouzi/CVE-2022-37704 third party advisory
https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/issues/192
https://marc.info/?l=amanda-hackers
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00025.html mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ATMGMVS3QDN6OMKMHGUTUTU7NS7HR3BZ/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JYREA6LFXF5M7K4WLNJV5VNQPS4MTBW2/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A5DCLSX5YYTWMKSMDL67M5STZ5ZDSOXK/ vendor advisory
https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/pull/197 patch
https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/pull/205 patch
https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/releases/tag/tag-community-3.5.3

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-37704?
CVE-2022-37704 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-37704?
To fix CVE-2022-37704, 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-2022-37704 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-37704 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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