Vulnerability · Published Feb 22, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-25643
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the seatd package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.1% (higher than 82% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.1%top 18.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
seatd-launch in seatd 0.6.x before 0.6.4 allows removing files with escalated privileges when installed setuid root. The attack vector is a user-supplied socket pathname.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | seatd | 0.6.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-25643 |
| Debian:13 | seatd | 0.6.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-25643 |
| Debian:14 | seatd | 0.6.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-25643 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | seatd | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-25643 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/kennylevinsen/seatd/tags
- https://github.com/kennylevinsen/seatd/compare/0.6.3...0.6.4
- https://lists.sr.ht/~kennylevinsen/seatd-announce/%3CETEO7R.QG8B1KGD531R1%40kl.wtf%3E
- https://github.com/kennylevinsen/seatd/commit/10658dc5439db429af0088295a051c53925a4416
- https://github.com/kennylevinsen/seatd/commit/7cffe0797fdb17a9c08922339465b1b187394335
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25643