UBUNTU-CVE-2022-37706

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-37706
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2022/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-37706.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-37706
Upstream
Published
2022-12-25T19:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:50:21Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / e17

Package

Name
e17
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/e17@0.17.6-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.17.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "e17",
            "binary_version": "0.17.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "e17-data",
            "binary_version": "0.17.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "e17-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.17.6-1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / e17

Package

Name
e17
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/e17@0.17.6-1.1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.17.6-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "e17",
            "binary_version": "0.17.6-1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "e17-data",
            "binary_version": "0.17.6-1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "e17-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.17.6-1.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / e17

Package

Name
e17
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/e17@0.23.1-4?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.22.4-2
0.23.1-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "enlightenment",
            "binary_version": "0.23.1-4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "enlightenment-data",
            "binary_version": "0.23.1-4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "enlightenment-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.23.1-4"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / e17

Package

Name
e17
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/e17@0.25.3-1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.24.2-8
0.25.1-1
0.25.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "enlightenment",
            "binary_version": "0.25.3-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "enlightenment-data",
            "binary_version": "0.25.3-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "enlightenment-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.25.3-1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / e17

Package

Name
e17
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/e17@0.26.0-2build2?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.25.4-2
0.26.0-2
0.26.0-2build1
0.26.0-2build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "enlightenment",
            "binary_version": "0.26.0-2build2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "enlightenment-data",
            "binary_version": "0.26.0-2build2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "enlightenment-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.26.0-2build2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.04 / e17

Package

Name
e17
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/e17@0.27.1-1?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.26.0-4
0.27.0-1
0.27.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "enlightenment",
            "binary_version": "0.27.1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "enlightenment-data",
            "binary_version": "0.27.1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "enlightenment-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.27.1-1"
        }
    ]
}