Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-27649

High

Published: 04 April 2022

Published
04 April 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0051 66.8th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-27649 is a high-severity Incorrect Default Permissions (CWE-276) vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 33.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A flaw was found in Podman, where containers were started incorrectly with non-empty default permissions. A vulnerability was found in Moby (Docker Engine), where containers were started incorrectly with non-empty inheritable Linux process capabilities. This flaw allows an attacker with…

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access to programs with inheritable file capabilities to elevate those capabilities to the permitted set when execve(2) runs.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

podman project
podman
≤ 4.0.3
redhat
developer tools
1.0
redhat
openshift container platform
4.0
redhat
enterprise linux
8.0, 8.6
redhat
enterprise linux eus
8.4, 8.6
redhat
enterprise linux for ibm z systems
8.0, 8.6
redhat
enterprise linux for ibm z systems eus
8.4, 8.6
redhat
enterprise linux for power little endian
8.0
redhat
enterprise linux for power little endian eus
8.4
redhat
enterprise linux server aus
8.4, 8.6
+4 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-276

Access control policy can specify and enforce secure default permissions for resources.

addresses: CWE-276

Guides setting of default permissions to the minimum required level.

addresses: CWE-276

Establishes requirements for appropriate default permissions on system resources as part of configuration management.

addresses: CWE-276

Baseline establishment and updates on install/upgrade ensure correct default permissions rather than insecure ones.

addresses: CWE-276

Requiring the most restrictive settings instead of defaults prevents incorrect default permissions on resources.

addresses: CWE-276

Requires documented processes that include setting and maintaining correct default permissions for configuration items.

addresses: CWE-276

Requires addressing secure default permissions in physical and environmental protection controls.

addresses: CWE-276

Tailoring explicitly overrides or scopes default permission assignments in the baseline to match the system's actual risk and operational needs.

References