CVE-2022-1242 Other in Apport
High 7.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-1242 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2022-1242 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 3 Jun 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1242 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Canonical Ubuntu Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1242/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1242/index.md)
Attackers can trick the root-owned Apport crash reporter into connecting to arbitrary sockets, potentially leading to privilege escalation or code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-1242?
CVE-2022-1242 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 3 Jun 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Apport can be tricked into connecting to arbitrary sockets as the root user
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1242?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Canonical Apport, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1242?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2022-1242 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1242 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-58c5-9mqc-q73p, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1242.