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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-37703

low Nessus Plugin ID 224829

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - In Amanda 3.5.1, an information leak vulnerability was found in the calcsize SUID binary. An attacker can abuse this vulnerability to know if a directory exists or not anywhere in the fs. The binary will use `opendir()` as root directly without checking the path, letting the attacker provide an arbitrary path.
 (CVE-2022-37703)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2022-37703

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-37703

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 224829

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2022_37703.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/5/2025

Updated: 9/5/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-37703

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-37703

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:amanda, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:amanda-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:amanda-server, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:amanda-client, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:amanda-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:amanda, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:amanda, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:amanda-client, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:amanda-server

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/13/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-37703