Vulnerability · Published Apr 26, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-48682
Medium 6.0
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the fdupes package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.0Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In deletefiles in FDUPES before 2.2.0, a TOCTOU race condition allows arbitrary file deletion via a symlink.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | fdupes | 1:2.2.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48682 |
| Debian:13 | fdupes | 1:2.2.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48682 |
| Debian:14 | fdupes | 1:2.2.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48682 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | fdupes | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48682 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-367 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:L/A:H/C:N/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:R
References
- https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes/blob/4b6bcde1b3eb1cebe87cd30814f7d6cf4ee46e95/fdupes.c
- https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes/commit/85680897148f1ac33b55418e00334116e419717f
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1200381
- https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes/compare/v2.1.2...v2.2.0