Vulnerability · Published May 18, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-30065
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity use-after-free in the busybox package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 70% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 30.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A use-after-free in Busybox 1.35-x's awk applet leads to denial of service and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the copyvar function.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | busybox | 1.35.0-r17 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-30065 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | busybox | 1.35.0-r17 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-30065 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | busybox | 1.35.0-r17 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-30065 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | busybox | 1.35.0-r17 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-30065 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | busybox | 1.35.0-r17 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-30065 |
| Debian:12 | busybox | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-30065 |
| Debian:13 | busybox | 1:1.36.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-30065 |
| Debian:14 | busybox | 1:1.36.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-30065 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H