Out-of-bounds Write Affecting netatalk package, versions <2.2.6-1ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.59% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-NETATALK-3114347
  • published19 Aug 2025
  • disclosed12 Nov 2022

Introduced: 12 Nov 2022

CVE-2022-45188  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 netatalk to version 2.2.6-1ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream netatalk package and not the netatalk package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Netatalk through 3.1.13 has an afp_getappl heap-based buffer overflow resulting in code execution via a crafted .appl file. This provides remote root access on some platforms such as FreeBSD (used for TrueNAS).

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1