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CVE-2022-23220

Date: January 20, 2022

USBView 2.1 before 2.2 allows some local users (e.g., ones logged in via SSH) to execute arbitrary code as root because certain Polkit settings (e.g., allow_any=yes) for pkexec disable the authentication requirement. Code execution can, for example, use the --gtk-module option. This affects Ubuntu, Debian, and Gentoo.

Severity Score

Related Resources (9)

https://github.com/gregkh/usbview/commit/bf374fa4e5b9a756789dfd88efa93806a395463b
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/21/1
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2022-23220
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-23220
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-15
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5052
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/22/1
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23220
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2022-23220

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Authentication

CWE-287

Missing Authentication for Critical Function

CWE-306

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): COMPLETE
Integrity (I): COMPLETE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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