Auth bypass in Fedoraproject Fedora
CVE-2022-1706
A vulnerability was found in Ignition where ignition configs are accessible from unprivileged containers in VMs running on VMware products. This issue is only relevant in user environments where the Ignition config contains secrets. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality. Possible workaround is to not put secrets in the Ignition config.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (69.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 69.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 34, 35, 36
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 9.0
- Red Hat Ignition
- Red Hat Openshift Container Platform — versions 4.0
- Coreos/ignition — versions Fixed in coreos/ignition v2.14.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/coreos/ignition/issues/1300 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/coreos/ignition/issues/1315 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/coreos/ignition/pull/1350 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/coreos/ignition/commit/4b70b44b430ecf8377a276e89b5acd3a6957d4ea (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-1706?
- CVE-2022-1706 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-05-17.
- How severe is CVE-2022-1706?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-1706 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.