Vulnerability · Published Sep 28, 2022 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2022-3287
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in fwupd. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 58% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 42.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
When creating an OPERATOR user account on the BMC, the redfish plugin saved the auto-generated password to /etc/fwupd/redfish.conf without proper restriction, allowing any user on the system to read the same configuration file.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | fwupd | 1.7.8-2.el8 | ALSA-2023:7189 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | fwupd | 1.8.10-2.el9.alma | ALSA-2023:2487 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | fwupd-devel | 1.7.8-2.el8 | ALSA-2023:7189 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | fwupd-devel | 1.8.10-2.el9.alma | ALSA-2023:2487 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | fwupd-plugin-flashrom | 1.8.10-2.el9.alma | ALSA-2023:2487 |
| Debian:12 | fwupd | 1.8.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3287 |
| Debian:13 | fwupd | 1.8.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3287 |
| Debian:14 | fwupd | 1.8.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3287 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | fwupd | 0:1.7.8-2.el8.rocky.0.1 | RLSA-2023:7189 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | fwupd | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3287 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-256 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N