CVE-2022-23122
Publication date 21 March 2022
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Netatalk. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the setfilparams function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-15837. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Netatalk. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the setfilparams function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root.]
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| netatalk | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 3.1.12~ds-9ubuntu0.22.04.1
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 3.1.12~ds-4ubuntu0.20.04.1
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| 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored end of standard support, was needed | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of ESM support, was ignored [changes too intrusive] | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of ESM support, was ignored [changes too intrusive] |
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
9.8 · Critical
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-6146-1
- Netatalk vulnerabilities
- 8 June 2023