SB2022082305 - Privilege escalation in U-Boot
Published: August 23, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022082305
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-33103)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the sqfs_readdir() function when reading local directories. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.