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CVE-2022-25327

Published: Feb 25, 2022 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25327
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/255.html

The PAM module for fscrypt doesnt adequately validate fscrypt metadata files, allowing users to create malicious metadata files that prevent other users from logging in. A local user can cause a denial of service by creating a fscrypt metadata file that prevents other users from logging into the system. We recommend upgrading to version 0.3.3 or above

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Fscrypt Google * 0.3.3 (excluding)
Fscrypt Ubuntu bionic *
Fscrypt Ubuntu esm-apps/bionic *
Fscrypt Ubuntu esm-apps/focal *
Fscrypt Ubuntu focal *
Fscrypt Ubuntu impish *
Fscrypt Ubuntu trusty *
Fscrypt Ubuntu upstream *
Fscrypt Ubuntu xenial *

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