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CVE-2022-37704
April 16, 2023
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.
Related Resources (17)
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A5DCLSX5YYTWMKSMDL67M5STZ5ZDSOXK/
https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/pull/197
https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/issues/192
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ATMGMVS3QDN6OMKMHGUTUTU7NS7HR3BZ/
https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/pull/205
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A5DCLSX5YYTWMKSMDL67M5STZ5ZDSOXK/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JYREA6LFXF5M7K4WLNJV5VNQPS4MTBW2/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JYREA6LFXF5M7K4WLNJV5VNQPS4MTBW2/
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-37704
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00023.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00025.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ATMGMVS3QDN6OMKMHGUTUTU7NS7HR3BZ/
http://www.amanda.org/
https://marc.info/?l=amanda-hackers
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-37704
https://github.com/MaherAzzouzi/CVE-2022-37704
https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/releases/tag/tag-community-3.5.3
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.4
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.7
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
CWE-77
EPSS
Base Score:
0.12