Vulnerability · Published Oct 6, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-26240
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the buffer package (Ubuntu). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 46.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The default privileges for the running service Normand Message Buffer in Beckman Coulter Remisol Advance v2.0.12.1 and prior allows non-privileged users to overwrite and manipulate executables and libraries. This allows attackers to access sensitive data.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | buffer | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-26240 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | buffer | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-26240 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | buffer | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-26240 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | buffer | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-26240 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | buffer | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-26240 |