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Status published
High
CVE-2022-4318
Cri-o: /etc/passwd tampering privesc
Vulnerability Description
A vulnerability was found in cri-o. This issue allows the addition of arbitrary lines into /etc/passwd by use of a specially crafted environment variable.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Red Hat would like to thank Burt Holzman (Fermilab) for reporting this issue.
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Affected Vendor
Red Hat
View all reports →Affected Software
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.11, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Vulnerable Versions:
0:1.24.4-10.rhaos4.11.git1ed5ac5.el8, 0:1.25.2-9.rhaos4.12.git0a083f9.el9
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 25th, 2023
Last Modified:
August 3rd, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.