VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2022-1242
Apport can be tricked into connecting to arbitrary sockets as the root user
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.23%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Apport can be tricked into connecting to arbitrary sockets as the root user
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.23% probability · 14th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- canonical/apport · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- security@ubuntu.com
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5427-1Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1242Third Party Advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5427-1Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1242Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.