Information Exposure Affecting util-linux package, versions *
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-UTILLINUX-2401081
- published 15 Feb 2022
- disclosed 21 Feb 2022
Introduced: 15 Feb 2022
CVE-2022-0563 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
There is no fixed version for Debian:11 util-linux.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream util-linux package and not the util-linux package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.
A flaw was found in the util-linux chfn and chsh utilities when compiled with Readline support. The Readline library uses an "INPUTRC" environment variable to get a path to the library config file. When the library cannot parse the specified file, it prints an error message containing data from the file. This flaw allows an unprivileged user to read root-owned files, potentially leading to privilege escalation. This flaw affects util-linux versions prior to 2.37.4.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-0563
- https://lore.kernel.org/util-linux/20220214110609.msiwlm457ngoic6w@ws.net.home/T/#u
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220331-0002/
- https://lore.kernel.org/util-linux/20220214110609.msiwlm457ngoic6w%40ws.net.home/T/#u
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-08