CVE-2022-4318
Cri-o: /etc/passwd tampering privesc
Description
A vulnerability was found in cri-o. This issue allows the addition of arbitrary lines into /etc/passwd by use of a specially crafted environment variable.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAttack VectorLocal
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:LPrivileges RequiredLow
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Red Hat
commercial·USaka redhat
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
Go
package-ecosystem
kubernetes
oss-project·USaka k8s
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
Attack Graph
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MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique Execution
References
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1033
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1503
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4318
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