Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2022-29187 |
CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Gentoo Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system dev-libs/libgit2 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Gentoo |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU65287
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29187
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A remote user can bypass implemented security restrictions and privilege escalation on the system when navigating as root into a shared tmp directory owned by the victim, but where an attacker can create a git repository.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
dev-libs/libgit2 to version: 1.4.4
Gentoo Linux: All versions
dev-libs/libgit2: before 1.4.4
External linkshttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-17
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.