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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-4415

🗓️ 19 Aug 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Unpatched CVE-2022-4415 in systemd causes local info leak via systemd-coredump and fs.suid_dumpable.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(252068);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/08/19");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2022-4415");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-4415");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - A vulnerability was found in systemd. This security flaw can cause a local information leak due to
    systemd-coredump not respecting the fs.suid_dumpable kernel setting. (CVE-2022-4415)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-4415");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2022-4415");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2022/12/20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/08/19");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:systemd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl", "set_linux_os_id.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched", "Host/OS/identifier");
  script_require_ports("Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-16.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-18.04");

  exit(0);
}

if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "16.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libnss-myhostname"},
          {"reference": "libnss-mymachines"},
          {"reference": "libnss-resolve"},
          {"reference": "libpam-systemd"},
          {"reference": "libsystemd-dev"},
          {"reference": "libsystemd0"},
          {"reference": "libudev-dev"},
          {"reference": "libudev1"},
          {"reference": "libudev1-udeb"},
          {"reference": "systemd"},
          {"reference": "systemd-container"},
          {"reference": "systemd-coredump"},
          {"reference": "systemd-dbg"},
          {"reference": "systemd-journal-remote"},
          {"reference": "systemd-sysv"},
          {"reference": "udev"},
          {"reference": "udev-udeb"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-18.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "18.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libnss-myhostname"},
          {"reference": "libnss-mymachines"},
          {"reference": "libnss-resolve"},
          {"reference": "libnss-systemd"},
          {"reference": "libpam-systemd"},
          {"reference": "libsystemd-dev"},
          {"reference": "libsystemd0"},
          {"reference": "libudev-dev"},
          {"reference": "libudev1"},
          {"reference": "libudev1-udeb"},
          {"reference": "systemd"},
          {"reference": "systemd-container"},
          {"reference": "systemd-coredump"},
          {"reference": "systemd-journal-remote"},
          {"reference": "systemd-sysv"},
          {"reference": "systemd-tests"},
          {"reference": "udev"},
          {"reference": "udev-udeb"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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19 Aug 2025 00:00Current
6.4Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.4
CVSS 3.15.5
EPSS0.00033
SSVC
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