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CVE-2022-32207

Public on 2022-07-07
Modified on 2024-02-01
Description

When curl < 7.84.0 saves cookies, alt-svc and hsts data to local files, it makes the operation atomic by finalizing the operation with a rename from a temporary name to the final target file name.In that rename operation, it might accidentally *widen* the permissions for the target file, leaving the updated file accessible to more users than intended.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
4.8
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Core curl 2022-10-31 19:40 ALAS2-2022-1875
Amazon Linux 2023 curl 2023-02-17 20:47 ALAS2023-2023-083

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 4.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD CVSSv2 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD CVSSv3 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Red Hat: CVE-2022-32207 Mitre: CVE-2022-32207 FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity