CVE-2022-42717

Description

An issue was discovered in Hashicorp Packer before 2.3.1. The recommended sudoers configuration for Vagrant on Linux is insecure. If the host has been configured according to this documentation, non-privileged users on the host can leverage a wildcard in the sudoers configuration to execute arbitrary commands as root.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory hashicorp.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/pull/12910 third party advisory patch
https://www.vagrantup.com/docs/synced-folders/nfs product
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2022-23-vagrant-nfs-sudoers-configuration-allows-for-local-privilege-escalation/45423 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-42717?
CVE-2022-42717 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-42717?
To fix CVE-2022-42717, 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-2022-42717 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-42717 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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