SB2022012214 - Fedora 35 update for usbview

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SB2022012214 - Fedora 35 update for usbview

Published: January 22, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022012214
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23220)

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper authentication validation by certain Polkit settings for pkexec. A local user can send a specially crafted request using the --gtk-module option and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References