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CVE-2022-29614

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Jun 14, 2022 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29614
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html

SAP startservice - of SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP, Application Server Java, ABAP Platform and HANA Database - versions KERNEL 7.22, 7.49, 7.53, 7.77, 7.81, 7.85, 7.86, 7.87, 7.88, KRNL64NUC 7.22, 7.22EXT, 7.49, KRNL64UC 7.22, 7.22EXT, 7.49, 7.53, SAPHOSTAGENT 7.22, - on Unix systems, s-bit helper program sapuxuserchk, can be abused physically resulting in a privilege escalation of an attacker leading to low impact on confidentiality and integrity, but a profound impact on availability.

Weakness

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Host_agentSap7.22 (including)7.22 (including)
Netweaver_abapSapkernel_7.22 (including)kernel_7.22 (including)
Netweaver_abapSapkernel_7.49 (including)kernel_7.49 (including)
Netweaver_abapSapkernel_7.53 (including)kernel_7.53 (including)
Netweaver_abapSapkernel_7.77 (including)kernel_7.77 (including)
Netweaver_abapSapkernel_7.81 (including)kernel_7.81 (including)
Netweaver_abapSapkernel_7.85 (including)kernel_7.85 (including)
Netweaver_abapSapkernel_7.86 (including)kernel_7.86 (including)
Netweaver_abapSapkernel_7.87 (including)kernel_7.87 (including)
Netweaver_abapSapkernel_7.88 (including)kernel_7.88 (including)
Netweaver_abapSapkrnl64nuc_7.22 (including)krnl64nuc_7.22 (including)
Netweaver_abapSapkrnl64nuc_7.22ext (including)krnl64nuc_7.22ext (including)
Netweaver_abapSapkrnl64uc_7.22 (including)krnl64uc_7.22 (including)
Netweaver_abapSapkrnl64uc_7.22ext (including)krnl64uc_7.22ext (including)
Netweaver_abapSapkrnl64uc_7.49 (including)krnl64uc_7.49 (including)
Netweaver_abapSapkrnl64uc_7.53 (including)krnl64uc_7.53 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References

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