CVE-2022-3466

Cri-o: security regression of cve-2022-27652

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: September 15, 2023 at 01:18 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:59 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsOpenShift Container PlatformCri O

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The version of cri-o as released for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.9.48, 4.10.31, and 4.11.6 via RHBA-2022:6316, RHBA-2022:6257, and RHBA-2022:6658, respectively, included an incorrect version of cri-o missing the fix for CVE-2022-27652, which was previously fixed in OCP 4.9.41 and 4.10.12 via RHBA-2022:5433 and RHSA-2022:1600. This issue could allow an attacker with access to programs with inheritable file capabilities to elevate those capabilities to the permitted set when execve(2) runs. For more details, see https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-27652.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

All versions
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:1.25.1-5.rhaos4.12.git6005903.el9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.11 (unknown)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

VDB Entryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3466
Issue Trackingx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2134063

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-276

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