CVE-2022-36991: High severity veritas flex appliance vulnerability

Published Jul 28, 2022

Updated

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup 8.1.x through 8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3.x through 8.3.0.2, 9.x through 9.0.0.1, and 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1 (and related NetBackup products). An attacker with authenticated access to a NetBackup Client could arbitrarily write content to a partially controlled path on a NetBackup Primary server.

Affected Software

35 affected components

Veritas Flex Appliance=1.2

Veritas Flex Appliance=1.3

Veritas Flex Appliance=2.0

Veritas Flex Appliance=2.0.1

Veritas Flex Appliance=2.0.2

Veritas Flex Appliance=2.1

Veritas Flex Scale=1.3.1

Veritas Flex Scale=2.1

Veritas NetBackup=8.1.1

Veritas NetBackup=8.1.2

Veritas NetBackup=8.2

Veritas NetBackup=8.3

Veritas NetBackup=8.3.0.1

Veritas NetBackup=8.3.0.2

Veritas NetBackup=9.0

Veritas NetBackup=9.0.0.1

Veritas NetBackup=9.1

Veritas NetBackup=9.1.0.1

Veritas NetBackup Appliance=3.1.1

Veritas NetBackup Appliance=3.1.2

Veritas NetBackup Appliance=3.2

Veritas NetBackup Appliance=4.0

Veritas NetBackup Appliance=4.1

Veritas NetBackup Appliance=3.2-maintenance_release1

Veritas NetBackup Appliance=3.2-maintenance_release2

Veritas NetBackup Appliance=3.2-maintenance_release3

Veritas NetBackup Appliance=3.3.0.1-maintenance_release1

Veritas NetBackup Appliance=3.3.0.1-maintenance_release2

Veritas NetBackup Appliance=3.3.0.2-maintenance_release1

Veritas NetBackup Appliance=3.3.0.2-maintenance_release2

Veritas NetBackup Appliance=4.0.0.1-maintenance_release1

Veritas NetBackup Appliance=4.0.0.1-maintenance_release2

Veritas NetBackup Appliance=4.0.0.1-maintenance_release3

Veritas NetBackup Appliance=4.1.0.1-maintenance_release1

Veritas NetBackup Appliance=4.1.0.1-maintenance_release2

Remediation

Patch Available

https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS22-004#h5

Event History

Jul 28, 2022

CVE Published

via MITRE·12:53 AM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·12:53 AM

DescriptionSeverity

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-36991?

CVE-2022-36991 is a vulnerability in Veritas NetBackup 8.1.x through 8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3.x through 8.3.0.2, 9.x through 9.0.0.1, and 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1, and related NetBackup products, where an attacker with authenticated access to a NetBackup Client could arbitrarily write content to a partially controlled path.

How severe is CVE-2022-36991?

CVE-2022-36991 has a severity score of 6.5, which is considered high.

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2022-36991?

Veritas NetBackup versions 8.1.x through 8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3.x through 8.3.0.2, 9.x through 9.0.0.1, and 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1 (and related NetBackup products) are affected by CVE-2022-36991.

What is the impact of CVE-2022-36991?

The impact of CVE-2022-36991 is that an attacker with authenticated access to a NetBackup Client can write arbitrary content to a partially controlled path.

Is there a fix for CVE-2022-36991?

Yes, Veritas has released patches to address this vulnerability. It is recommended to update to the latest version of Veritas NetBackup or apply the relevant security patches.