Vulnerability · Published May 2, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-29973
Medium 4.7
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the fuse-exfat package (Debian). 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 24% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)4.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
relan exFAT 1.3.0 allows local users to obtain sensitive information (data from deleted files in the filesystem) in certain situations involving offsets beyond ValidDataLength.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | fuse-exfat | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-29973 |
| Debian:13 | fuse-exfat | 1.4.0-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-29973 |
| Debian:14 | fuse-exfat | 1.4.0-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-29973 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | fuse-exfat | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29973 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | fuse-exfat | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29973 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | fuse-exfat | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29973 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | fuse-exfat | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29973 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | fuse-exfat | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29973 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/relan/exfat/issues/185 x_refsource_MISC