PT-2022-2378 · Unknown+3 · Networkd-Dispatcher+3

Published 2022-04-26 · Updated 2022-09-23 · CVE-2022-29799

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions networkd-dispatcher (affected versions not specified)

Description A flaw exists in networkd-dispatcher due to the lack of sanitization of functions by the OperationalState or the AdministrativeState, leading to a directory traversal attack. This attack can allow an attacker to escape from the "/etc/networkd-dispatcher" base directory, potentially resulting in privilege escalation or arbitrary code execution.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-02730

CVE-2022-29799

USN-5395-1

USN-5395-2

Affected Products

Debian

Linuxmint

Ubuntu

Networkd-Dispatcher

References · 33

• 🔥 https://microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/04/26/microsoft-finds-new-elevation-of-privilege-linux-vulnerability-nimbuspwn · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-29799 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29799 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-5395-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-29800 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5395-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-02730 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29799 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-29799 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-29799 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5395-2 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-5395-2 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29799 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-29799 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/5973 · Telegram Post