CVE-2022-4415: Infoleak

Published Dec 21, 2022
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Updated

A vulnerability was found in systemd. This security flaw can cause a local information leak due to systemd-coredump not respecting the fs.suiddumpable kernel setting.

Other sources

systemd-coredump sets the sysctl fs.suiddumpable by default to 2 via a sysctl.d drop-in configuration file. For the kernel's builtin coredump handling this setting means that core dumps for setuid (or otherwise privileged) processes will be written to disk but will only be accessible to the root user to avoid sensitive data leaking to unprivileged user accounts. See also man 5 proc for the full documentation of this sysctl.

https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/b7641425659243c09473cd8fb3aef2c0d4a3eb9c

Red Hat

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
Systemd Project Systemd>=246<253
Microsoft azl3 systemd-bootstrap 250.3-17
Microsoft azl3 systemd-bootstrap 250.3-15
Microsoft cm1 systemd 239-43
Microsoft cbl2 systemd-bootstrap 250.3-12
Microsoft cbl2 systemd 250.3-13

Event History

Dec 21, 2022
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·12:26 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jan 11, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Jan 17, 2023
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·08:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·08:00 AM
Affected Software
Updated
via Microsoft·08:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID for this vulnerability is CVE-2022-4415.

2

What is the title of this vulnerability?

The title of this vulnerability is 'A vulnerability was found in systemd. This security flaw can cause a local information leak due to systemd-coredump not respecting the fs.suid_dumpable kernel setting.'

3

What is the severity level of CVE-2022-4415?

The severity level of CVE-2022-4415 is medium with a severity value of 5.5.

4

How does this vulnerability affect systemd?

This vulnerability affects systemd versions 246 to 253.

5

How can I fix CVE-2022-4415?

To fix CVE-2022-4415, it is recommended to update systemd to a version beyond 253.

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