| Name | CVE-2022-37706 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-3115-1, DSA-5233-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| e17 (PTS) | buster | 0.22.4-2 | vulnerable |
| buster (security) | 0.22.4-2+deb10u1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 0.24.2-8+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm, sid, trixie | 0.25.4-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| e17 | source | buster | 0.22.4-2+deb10u1 | | DLA-3115-1 | |
| e17 | source | bullseye | 0.24.2-8+deb11u1 | | DSA-5233-1 | |
| e17 | source | (unstable) | 0.25.4-1 | | | |
Notes
https://github.com/MaherAzzouzi/CVE-2022-37706-LPE-exploit
https://git.enlightenment.org/enlightenment/enlightenment/commit/cc7faeccf77fef8b0ae70e312a21e4cde087e141