Vulnerability · Published Jul 17, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-31212
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the dbus-broker package (AlmaLinux). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.3% (higher than 83% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.3%top 16.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in dbus-broker before 31. It depends on c-uitl/c-shquote to parse the DBus service's Exec line. c-shquote contains a stack-based buffer over-read if a malicious Exec line is supplied.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:9 | dbus-broker | 28-5.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6608 |
| Debian:12 | dbus-broker | 30-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-31212 |
| Debian:13 | dbus-broker | 30-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-31212 |
| Debian:14 | dbus-broker | 30-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-31212 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | dbus-broker | 0:28-5.1.el9 | RLSA-2022:6608 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | dbus-broker | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-31212 |