CVE-2022-3592
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CVE-2022-3592 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A symlink following vulnerability was found in Samba, where a user can create a symbolic link that will make 'smbd' escape the configured share path. This flaw allows a remote user with access to the exported part of the file system under a share via SMB1 unix extensions or NFS to create symlinks to files outside the 'smbd' configured share path and gain access to another restricted server's filesystem.. EPSS estimates a 2.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A symlink following vulnerability was found in Samba, where a user can create a symbolic link that will make 'smbd' escape the configured share path. This flaw allows a remote user with access to the exported part of the file system under a share via SMB1 unix extensions or NFS to create symlinks to files outside the 'smbd' configured share path and gain access to another restricted server's filesystem.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Samba | Samba | >= 4.17.0, < 4.17.2 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 36 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 37 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3592Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2137776Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2022-3592.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3592Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2137776Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2022-3592.htmlVendor Advisory
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- Status
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