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CVE-2022-0563

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.

Published

2022-02-21T19:15:08.393

Last Modified

2025-06-09T16:15:33.237

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-209
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-209
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application kernel util-linux < 2.37.4 Yes
Application netapp ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility - Yes
References