A vulnerability was found in fapolicyd.
Priority LOW 36CWE-552Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-552.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in fapolicyd. The vulnerability occurs due to an assumption on how glibc names the runtime linker, a build time regular expression may not correctly detect the runtime linker. The consequence is that the pattern detection for applications launched by the run time linker may fail to detect the pattern and allow execution.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00329 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | fapolicyd | Fixed in v1.1.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- fapolicyd Vendor— Affected Fixed in v1.1.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:fapolicyd_project:fapolicyd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.1.2 | Vulnerable | Fapolicyd Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:fapolicyd_project:fapolicyd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·Fapolicyd Project
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2022:4824 Released 2022-05-31 · Red Hat rating Moderatefapolicyd security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4) fapolicyd-1.0.2-6.el8_4.1, fapolicyd-selinux-1.0.2-6.el8_4.1
- RHSA-2022:1898 Released 2022-05-10 · Red Hat rating Moderatefapolicyd security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) fapolicyd-1.1-6.el8, fapolicyd-selinux-1.1-6.el8
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:1898 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:4824 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1117
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8m6j-c7jr-pc5f
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-1117 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-1117 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8m6j-c7jr-pc5f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-1117 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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