Headline
CVE-2022-22962: VMSA-2022-0012.1
VMware Horizon Agent for Linux (prior to 22.x) contains a local privilege escalation as a user is able to change the default shared folder location due to a vulnerable symbolic link. Successful exploitation can result in linking to a root owned file.
Advisory ID: VMSA-2022-0012.1
CVSSv3 Range: 7.3
Issue Date: 2022-04-06
Updated On: 2022-04-20
CVE(s): CVE-2022-22962, CVE-2022-22964
Synopsis: VMware Horizon Agent for Linux update addresses multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-22962, CVE-2022-22964)
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****1. Impacted Products****
- VMware Horizon Agent for Linux
****2. Introduction****
Multiple vulnerabilities in VMware Horizon Agent for Linux were privately reported to VMware. Updates are available to remediate these vulnerabilities in affected VMware products.
****3a. User-controlled folder path customization privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2022-22962)****
VMware Horizon Agent for Linux contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Important severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 7.3.
A low-privileged malicious actor with local access to Horizon Agent for Linux may be able to change the default shared folder location due to a vulnerable symbolic link. Successful exploitation can result in linking to a root owned file.
To remediate CVE-2022-22962 apply the patches listed in the ‘Fixed Version’ column of the ‘Response Matrix’ found below.
VMware would like to thank Jack Luketina for reporting this issue to us.
****3b. User configurable agent privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2022-22964)****
VMware Horizon Agent for Linux contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Important severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 7.3.
A low-privileged malicious actor with local access to Horizon Agent for Linux may be able to escalate privileges to root due to a vulnerable configuration file.
To remediate CVE-2022-22964 apply the patches listed in the ‘Fixed Version’ column of the ‘Response Matrix’ found below.
VMware would like to thank Jack Luketina for reporting this issue to us.
Product
Version
Running On
CVE Identifier
CVSSv3
Severity
Fixed Version
Workarounds
Additional Documentation
Horizon Agent for Linux
21.x, 20.x, 7.x
Linux
CVE-2022-22962, CVE-2022-22964
7.3
important
2203
None
None
Horizon Agent for RedHat8.x Linux
21.x, 20.x, 7.x
Linux
CVE-2022-22962, CVE-2022-22964
7.3
important
2203
None
None
Horizon Linux Agent Direct-Connection
21.x, 20.x, 7.x
Linux
CVE-2022-22962, CVE-2022-22964
7.3
important
2203
None
None
Horizon Agent
21.x, 20.x, 7.x
Windows
CVE-2022-22962, CVE-2022-22964
N/A
N/A
Unaffected
N/A
N/A
Horizon Agent Direct-Connection
21.x, 20.x, 7.x
Windows
CVE-2022-22962, CVE-2022-22964
N/A
N/A
Unaffected
N/A
N/A
****4. References****
****5. Change Log****
2022-04-06 VMSA-2022-0012
Initial security advisory.
2022-04-20 VMSA-2022-0012.1
Corrected impacted components.
****6. Contact****