Vulnerability · Published Feb 16, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-25255
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the qt5 package (AlmaLinux). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In Qt 5.9.x through 5.15.x before 5.15.9 and 6.x before 6.2.4 on Linux and UNIX, QProcess could execute a binary from the current working directory when not found in the PATH.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:9 | qt5 | 5.15.3-1.el9 | ALSA-2022:8022 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | qt5-devel | 5.15.3-1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7482 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | qt5-devel | 5.15.3-1.el9 | ALSA-2022:8022 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | qt5-rpm-macros | 5.15.3-1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7482 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | qt5-rpm-macros | 5.15.3-1.el9 | ALSA-2022:8022 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | qt5-srpm-macros | 5.15.3-1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7482 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | qt5-srpm-macros | 5.15.3-1.el9 | ALSA-2022:8022 |
| Debian:12 | qt6-base | 6.2.4+dfsg-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-25255 |
| Debian:13 | qt6-base | 6.2.4+dfsg-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-25255 |
| Debian:14 | qt6-base | 6.2.4+dfsg-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-25255 |
| Debian:12 | qtbase-opensource-src | 5.15.2+dfsg-15 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-25255 |
| Debian:13 | qtbase-opensource-src | 5.15.2+dfsg-15 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-25255 |
| Debian:14 | qtbase-opensource-src | 5.15.2+dfsg-15 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-25255 |
| Debian:12 | qtbase-opensource-src-gles | 5.15.4+dfsg-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-25255 |
| Debian:13 | qtbase-opensource-src-gles | 5.15.4+dfsg-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-25255 |
| Debian:14 | qtbase-opensource-src-gles | 5.15.4+dfsg-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-25255 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | qt5 | 0:5.15.3-1.el8 | RLSA-2022:7482 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | qt5 | 0:5.15.3-1.el9 | RLSA-2022:8022 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | qt6-base | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-25255 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | qt6-base | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-25255 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | qt6-base | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-25255 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | qt6-base | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-25255 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | qt6-base | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-25255 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/393113 x_refsource_MISC
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/394914 x_refsource_MISC
- https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/6.2/qprocess6-2.diff x_refsource_MISC
- https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/5.15/qprocess5-15.diff x_refsource_MISC
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/396020 x_refsource_MISC