Vulnerability · Published Jan 17, 2023 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2022-41859
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity information exposure in freeradius. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 60% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 40.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In freeradius, the EAP-PWD function compute_password_element() leaks information about the password which allows an attacker to substantially reduce the size of an offline dictionary attack.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | freeradius | 3.0.20-14.module_el8.8.0+3469+c05aea40 | ALSA-2023:2870 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | freeradius | 3.0.21-37.el9 | ALSA-2023:2166 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | freeradius-devel | 3.0.20-14.module_el8.8.0+3469+c05aea40 | ALSA-2023:2870 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | freeradius-devel | 3.0.21-37.el9 | ALSA-2023:2166 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | freeradius-doc | 3.0.20-14.module_el8.8.0+3469+c05aea40 | ALSA-2023:2870 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | freeradius-doc | 3.0.21-37.el9 | ALSA-2023:2166 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | freeradius-krb5 | 3.0.20-14.module_el8.8.0+3469+c05aea40 | ALSA-2023:2870 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | freeradius-krb5 | 3.0.21-37.el9 | ALSA-2023:2166 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | freeradius-ldap | 3.0.20-14.module_el8.8.0+3469+c05aea40 | ALSA-2023:2870 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | freeradius-ldap | 3.0.21-37.el9 | ALSA-2023:2166 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | freeradius-mysql | 3.0.20-14.module_el8.8.0+3469+c05aea40 | ALSA-2023:2870 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | freeradius-mysql | 3.0.21-37.el9 | ALSA-2023:2166 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | freeradius-perl | 3.0.20-14.module_el8.8.0+3469+c05aea40 | ALSA-2023:2870 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | freeradius-perl | 3.0.21-37.el9 | ALSA-2023:2166 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | freeradius-postgresql | 3.0.20-14.module_el8.8.0+3469+c05aea40 | ALSA-2023:2870 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | freeradius-postgresql | 3.0.21-37.el9 | ALSA-2023:2166 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | freeradius-rest | 3.0.20-14.module_el8.8.0+3469+c05aea40 | ALSA-2023:2870 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | freeradius-rest | 3.0.21-37.el9 | ALSA-2023:2166 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | freeradius-sqlite | 3.0.20-14.module_el8.8.0+3469+c05aea40 | ALSA-2023:2870 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | freeradius-sqlite | 3.0.21-37.el9 | ALSA-2023:2166 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | freeradius-unixODBC | 3.0.20-14.module_el8.8.0+3469+c05aea40 | ALSA-2023:2870 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | freeradius-unixODBC | 3.0.21-37.el9 | ALSA-2023:2166 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | freeradius-utils | 3.0.20-14.module_el8.8.0+3469+c05aea40 | ALSA-2023:2870 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | freeradius-utils | 3.0.21-37.el9 | ALSA-2023:2166 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-freeradius | 3.0.20-14.module_el8.8.0+3469+c05aea40 | ALSA-2023:2870 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | python3-freeradius | 3.0.21-37.el9 | ALSA-2023:2166 |
| Debian:12 | freeradius | 3.2.0+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-41859 |
| Debian:13 | freeradius | 3.2.0+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-41859 |
| Debian:14 | freeradius | 3.2.0+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-41859 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | freeradius | 0:3.0.20-14.module+el8.8.0+1130+46a6e0a1 | RLSA-2023:2870 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | freeradius | unknown |
Weakness: CWE-200 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N