CVE-2022-1804 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Q: What is CVE-2022-1804?

CVE-2022-1804 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). accountsservice no longer drops permissions when writting .pam_environment

Q: How severe is CVE-2022-1804?

CVE-2022-1804 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2022-1804?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Canonical Accountsservice, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.

Vulnerability Description

accountsservice no longer drops permissions when writting .pam_environment

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Canonical	Accountsservice	< 22.07.5-2ubuntu1.3
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	22.04

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-269

References

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice/+bug/1974250Issue Tracking
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5439-1Vendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2022-1804?

CVE-2022-1804 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). accountsservice no longer drops permissions when writting .pam_environment

How severe is CVE-2022-1804?

CVE-2022-1804 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2022-1804?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Canonical Accountsservice, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.