Vulnerability · Published Jan 5, 2023 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2022-3715
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity memory corruption in bash. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 67.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in the bash package, where a heap-buffer overflow can occur in valid parameter_transform. This issue may lead to memory problems.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:9 | bash | 5.1.8-6.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0340 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | bash-devel | 5.1.8-6.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0340 |
| Debian:12 | bash | 5.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3715 |
| Debian:13 | bash | 5.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3715 |
| Debian:14 | bash | 5.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3715 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | bash | 0:5.1.8-6.el9_1 | RLSA-2023:0340 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | bash | 5.1-6ubuntu1.1 | USN-6697-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | bash | 5.1-6ubuntu1.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3715 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H