Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2022-29799  

A vulnerability found in networkd-dispatcher. This flaw exists because no functions are sanitized by the OperationalState or the AdministrativeState of networkd-dispatcher. This attack leads to a directory traversal to escape from the “/etc/networkd-dispatcher” base directory.

Description

A vulnerability found in networkd-dispatcher. This flaw exists because no functions are sanitized by the OperationalState or the AdministrativeState of networkd-dispatcher. This attack leads to a directory traversal to escape from the “/etc/networkd-dispatcher” base directory.

Statement

This issue does not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, 8, and 9 as the networkd-dispatcher package is currently not provided in any of our supported products.

This issue does not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, 8, and 9 as the networkd-dispatcher package is currently not provided in any of our supported products.

Additional Information

  • Bugzilla 2079999: CVE-2022-29799 networkd-dispatcher: Directory traversal
  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2022-29799