CVE-2022-37706

enlightenment: enlightenment_sys in Enlightenment before 0.25.4 allows local users to gain privileges because it is setuid root, and...

CVE-2022-37706 is fixed in 4 products on 1 platform, first by DSA-5233-1, released September 21, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.8
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0601
93rd percentile

enlightenment_sys in Enlightenment before 0.25.4 allows local users to gain privileges because it is setuid root, and the system library function mishandles pathnames that begin with a /dev/.. substring.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
e17 · Debian 11.6 (bullseye) 0.24.2-8+deb11u1 DSA-5233-1 Sep 21, 2022
e17 · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 0.25.4-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2022-37706 Dec 25, 2022
e17 · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 0.25.4-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2022-37706 Dec 25, 2022
e17 · Debian 14 0.25.4-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2022-37706 Dec 25, 2022
e17 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 0.17.6-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1 e17 0.17.6-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Dec 25, 2022
e17-data · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 0.17.6-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1 e17-data 0.17.6-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Dec 25, 2022
enlightenment · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 0.23.1-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 enlightenment 0.23.1-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 Dec 25, 2022
enlightenment · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 0.25.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 enlightenment 0.25.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Dec 25, 2022
enlightenment-data · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 0.23.1-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 enlightenment-data 0.23.1-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 Dec 25, 2022
enlightenment-data · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 0.25.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 enlightenment-data 0.25.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Dec 25, 2022

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