CVE-2022-23121

Published: 21 March 2022

[Netatalk parse_entries Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Netatalk. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the parse_entries function. The issue results from the lack of proper error handling when parsing AppleDouble entries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root.]

Notes

Fix commit: https://github.com/Netatalk/Netatalk/commit/62d4013c62be3b1b4a14f37057cb1c8f393c5fd1
Fix commit: https://github.com/Netatalk/Netatalk/commit/0c0465e4e85a27105b61b3918df8f8df0565367c
Backporting MR is still in progress and have some regression issue
Backporintg MR: https://github.com/Netatalk/Netatalk/pull/173

Status

References

• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-23121
• https://kb.cert.org/vince/comm/case/267/
• https://sourceforge.net/p/netatalk/mailman/message/37628321/
• NVD
• Launchpad
• Debian