Improper Authentication Affecting curl package, versions <0:7.61.1-12.101.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.63% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-CURL-3157762
  • published6 Dec 2022
  • disclosed26 May 2022

Introduced: 26 May 2022

CVE-2022-22576  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-295  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 curl to version 0:7.61.1-12.101.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2022-1646.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream curl package and not the curl package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

An improper authentication vulnerability exists in curl 7.33.0 to and including 7.82.0 which might allow reuse OAUTH2-authenticated connections without properly making sure that the connection was authenticated with the same credentials as set for this transfer. This affects SASL-enabled protocols: SMPTP(S), IMAP(S), POP3(S) and LDAP(S) (openldap only).

CVSS Scores

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