Vulnerability · Published Mar 25, 2025 · Assigned by canonical
CVE-2022-1804Accountsservice incorrectly drops privileges
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity privilege mismanagement in Linux from Ubuntu. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
accountsservice no longer drops permissions when writting .pam_environment
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | accountsservice | 22.07.5-2ubuntu1.3 | USN-5439-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | accountsservice | 22.07.5-2ubuntu1.3 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1804 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice/+bug/1974250 issue-tracking
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5439-1 release-notes