CVE-2022-37290 Null dereference in n/a
An attacker can crash the GNOME Nautilus file manager by pasting a specially crafted ZIP archive, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2022-37290?
CVE-2022-37290 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 14 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GNOME Nautilus 42.2 allows a NULL pointer dereference and get_basename application crash via a pasted ZIP archive.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-37290?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (9)
nautilus SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3 | All versions | 3.34.3-150200.4.6.1 |
nautilus SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 | All versions | 41.5-150400.3.6.1 |
nautilus SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | All versions | 3.20.3-23.15.1 |
nautilus SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | All versions | 3.20.3-23.15.1 |
nautilus SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | All versions | 3.20.3-23.15.1 |
nautilus SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 | All versions | 3.20.3-23.15.1 |
nautilus openSUSE:Leap 15.3 | All versions | 3.34.3-150200.4.6.1 |
nautilus openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | All versions | 3.34.3-150200.4.6.1 |
nautilus openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | All versions | 41.5-150400.3.6.1 |
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Gnome Nautilus.
How do I fix CVE-2022-37290?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2022-37290 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-37290 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as CLSA-2026-1788694397, CLSA-2026-1790071074, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-37290, GHSA-6578-54qh-w6g3, MGASA-2023-0011, OESA-2024-1628 and 11 more.