CVE-2022-37704 | BDVDB-2026-200243 Detail
Description#
Amanda 3.5.1 allows privilege escalation from the regular user backup to root. The SUID binary located at /lib/amanda/rundump will execute /usr/sbin/dump as root with controlled arguments from the attacker which may lead to escalation of privileges, denial of service, and information disclosure.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
References#
- http://www.amanda.org/
- https://github.com/MaherAzzouzi/CVE-2022-37704
- https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/issues/192
- https://marc.info/?l=amanda-hackers
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00025.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ATMGMVS3QDN6OMKMHGUTUTU7NS7HR3BZ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JYREA6LFXF5M7K4WLNJV5VNQPS4MTBW2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A5DCLSX5YYTWMKSMDL67M5STZ5ZDSOXK/
- https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/pull/197
- https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/pull/205
- https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/releases/tag/tag-community-3.5.3
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00023.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.