CVE-2022-44020

Description

An issue was discovered in OpenStack Sushy-Tools through 0.21.0 and VirtualBMC through 2.2.2. Changing the boot device configuration with these packages removes password protection from the managed libvirt XML domain. NOTE: this only affects an "unsupported, production-like configuration."

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opendev.org Vendor Advisory opendev.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://storyboard.openstack.org/#%21/story/2010382
https://review.opendev.org/c/openstack/virtualbmc/+/862620 patch vendor advisory
https://review.opendev.org/c/openstack/sushy-tools/+/862625 patch vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KEQVJF3OQGSDCSQTQQSC54JEGLMSNB4Q/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GAD7QJIUWPCKJIGYP7PPHH5DILOEONFE/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QMSUGS4B6EBRHBJMTRXL5RIKJTZTEMJC/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-44020?
CVE-2022-44020 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-44020?
To fix CVE-2022-44020, 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-2022-44020 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-44020 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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