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CVE-2022-23121

Publication date 21 March 2022

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

High

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8 · Critical

Score breakdown

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Netatalk. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the parse_entries function. The issue results from the lack of proper error handling when parsing AppleDouble entries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-15819. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Netatalk. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the parse_entries function. The issue results from the lack of proper error handling when parsing AppleDouble entries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root.]

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
netatalk 23.04 lunar
Not affected
22.10 kinetic
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 3.1.12~ds-9ubuntu0.22.04.1
21.10 impish Ignored
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 3.1.12~ds-4ubuntu0.20.04.1
18.04 LTS bionic
16.04 LTS xenial
14.04 LTS trusty

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Notes

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Backporting MR is still in progress and have some regression issue Backporintg MR: https://github.com/Netatalk/Netatalk/pull/173

Patch details

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Package Patch details
netatalk

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8 · Critical
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H