PT-2022-26517 · Hashicorp · Vagrant+1

Bastien Secher · Published 2022-10-11 · Updated 2023-08-08 · CVE-2022-42717

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Hashicorp Packer versions prior to 2.3.1

Description An issue was discovered in the recommended sudoers configuration for Vagrant on Linux, which is insecure. Non-privileged users on the host can leverage a wildcard in the sudoers configuration to execute arbitrary commands as root.

Recommendations For Hashicorp Packer versions prior to 2.3.1, update to version 2.3.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider reviewing and restricting the sudoers configuration to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

AZL-11115

CVE-2022-42717

Affected Products

Hashicorp Packer

Vagrant

References · 10

• https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/pull/12910 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/AZL-11115 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42717 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-42717 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42717 · Vendor Advisory
• https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2022-23-vagrant-nfs-sudoers-configuration-allows-for-local-privilege-escalation/45423 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42717 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42717 · Vendor Advisory
• https://vagrantup.com/docs/synced-folders/nfs · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/51238 · Telegram Post