Code Injection in USBView - CVE-2022-23220
Published: January 24, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59950
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23220
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Affected software:
USBView
USBView
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-23220
Install updates from vendor's website.