CVE-2022-37705
A privilege escalation flaw was found in Amanda 3.5.1 in which the backup user can acquire root privileges. The vulnerable component is the runtar SUID program, which is a wrapper to run /usr/bin/tar
02 Description
A privilege escalation flaw was found in Amanda 3.5.1 in which the backup user can acquire root privileges. The vulnerable component is the runtar SUID program, which is a wrapper to run /usr/bin/tar
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 1.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 69.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-04-16 00:00Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-11-04 16:09Z11 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2022-08-08
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 8be34f0c37a929aea883149671fb2c2fd89ae1f67a82de55d04ea9379e3782ca
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.amanda.orghttp://www.amanda.org/
- github.comhttps://github.com/MaherAzzouzi/CVE-2022-37705
- github.comhttps://github.com/zmanda/amanda/issues/192
- marc.infohttps://marc.info/?l=amanda-hackers
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-3d0619d767https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ATMGMVS3QDN6OMKMHGUTUTU7NS7HR3BZ/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-1293196f34https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JYREA6LFXF5M7K4WLNJV5VNQPS4MTBW2/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-e295804b3dhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A5DCLSX5YYTWMKSMDL67M5STZ5ZDSOXK/
- github.comhttps://github.com/zmanda/amanda/pull/194
- github.comhttps://github.com/zmanda/amanda/pull/196
- github.comhttps://github.com/zmanda/amanda/pull/204
- github.comhttps://github.com/zmanda/amanda/releases/tag/tag-community-3.5.3
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20231203 [SECURITY] [DLA 3681-1] amanda security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00003.html
- lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00023.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- amanda Fixed in 1:3.5.1-10
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- amanda Fixed in 1:3.5.1-10
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- amanda Fixed in 1:3.5.1-10
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- amanda Fixed in 1:3.5.1-1ubuntu0.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- amanda Fixed in 1:3.5.1-2ubuntu0.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- amanda Fixed in 1:3.5.1-8ubuntu1.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- amanda No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.