Vulnerability · Published Dec 21, 2022 · Assigned by talos
CVE-2022-38065
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement in OpenStack from OpenStack. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 49.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the oslo.privsep functionality of OpenStack git master 05194e7618 and prior. Overly permissive functionality within tools leveraging this library within a container can lead increased privileges.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | python-oslo.privsep | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38065 |
| Debian:13 | python-oslo.privsep | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38065 |
| Debian:14 | python-oslo.privsep | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38065 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | python-oslo.privsep | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38065 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H