USN-5395-2

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2022-05-04 17:28 – Updated: 2026-02-10 04:42 – Source website
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Summary
networkd-dispatcher regression
Details

USN-5395-1 fixed vulnerabilities in networkd-dispatcher. Unfortunately that update was incomplete and could introduce a regression. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that networkd-dispatcher incorrectly handled internal scripts. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a race condition, escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-29799, CVE-2022-29800)

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  "details": "USN-5395-1 fixed vulnerabilities in networkd-dispatcher. Unfortunately\nthat update was incomplete and could introduce a regression. This update\nfixes the problem.\n\nWe apologize for the inconvenience.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that networkd-dispatcher incorrectly handled internal\n scripts. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a race\n condition, escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code.\n (CVE-2022-29799, CVE-2022-29800)\n",
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  "modified": "2026-02-10T04:42:35Z",
  "published": "2022-05-04T17:28:07Z",
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "networkd-dispatcher regression",
  "upstream": []
}



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