PT-2022-5508 · Microsoft · Azure Iot Edge For Linux On Windows+1

Published 2022-11-08 · Updated 2023-06-14 · CVE-2022-38014

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) (affected versions not specified) Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows (EFLOW) (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to synchronization errors when using a shared resource in the kernel subsystem for running Linux applications. This could allow an attacker to elevate their privileges.

Recommendations For Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2), at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability. For Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows (EFLOW), at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-06837

CVE-2022-38014

Affected Products

Azure Iot Edge For Linux On Windows

Windows Subsystem For Linux

References · 5

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38014 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-06837 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38014 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38014 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/52242 · Telegram Post