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
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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