Vulnerability · Published Jan 6, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-22704
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the zabbix package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 27.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The zabbix-agent2 package before 5.4.9-r1 for Alpine Linux sometimes allows privilege escalation to root because the design incorrectly expected that systemd would (in effect) determine part of the configuration.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | zabbix | 5.4.9-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-22704 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | zabbix | 5.4.9-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-22704 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | zabbix | 5.4.9-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-22704 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | zabbix | 5.4.9-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-22704 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | zabbix | 5.4.9-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-22704 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/issues/13368 x_refsource_MISC