Vulnerability · Published Aug 22, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-48522
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the perl package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.5% (higher than 89% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)3.5%top 10.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In Perl 5.34.0, function S_find_uninit_var in sv.c has a stack-based crash that can lead to remote code execution or local privilege escalation.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | perl | 5.36.0-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48522 |
| Debian:13 | perl | 5.36.0-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48522 |
| Debian:14 | perl | 5.36.0-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48522 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | perl | 5.34.0-3ubuntu1.3 | USN-6517-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | perl | 5.34.0-3ubuntu1.3 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48522 |