CVE-2022-22704 — CRITICAL (9.8)

Q: How severe is CVE-2022-22704?

CVE-2022-22704 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2022-22704?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Zabbix Zabbix-Agent2, Alpinelinux Alpine Linux.

Vulnerability Description

The zabbix-agent2 package before 5.4.9-r1 for Alpine Linux sometimes allows privilege escalation to root because the design incorrectly expected that systemd would (in effect) determine part of the configuration.

CVSS Score

9.8

CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Zabbix	Zabbix-Agent2	< 5.4.9
Alpinelinux	Alpine Linux	-

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-909

References

https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/issues/13368ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/issues/13368ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2022-22704?

CVE-2022-22704 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). The zabbix-agent2 package before 5.4.9-r1 for Alpine Linux sometimes allows privilege escalation to root because the design incorrectly expected that systemd would (in effect) determine part of the co...

How severe is CVE-2022-22704?

CVE-2022-22704 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2022-22704?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Zabbix Zabbix-Agent2, Alpinelinux Alpine Linux.