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TI-2022-03276 Aliases CVE-2022-3560GHSA-w2gm-3gx9-m2p2

Path traversal in pesign

Priority LOW 24CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A flaw was found in pesign. The pesign package provides a systemd service used to start the pesign daemon. This service unit runs a script to set ACLs for /etc/pki/pesign and /run/pesign directories to grant access privileges to users in the 'pesign' group. However, the script doesn't check for symbolic links. This could allow an attacker to gain access to privileged files and directories via a path traversal attack.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00247 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 8 advisories

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—pesignAll versions up to pesign-115—No fix listedCNA
  • pesign Vendor— Affected All versions up to pesign-115 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pesign_project:pesign:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 116VulnerablePesign Project
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*36VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*37VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:pesign_project:pesign:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 116 Vulnerable ·Pesign Project
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 36 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 37 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 8 advisories

  • RHSA-2023:1829 Released 2023-04-18 · Red Hat rating Important
    pesign security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) pesign-0.112-27.el8_6
  • RHSA-2023:1572 Released 2023-04-04 · Red Hat rating Important
    pesign security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) pesign-0.112-27.el8_7
  • RHSA-2023:1586 Released 2023-04-04 · Red Hat rating Important
    pesign security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1) pesign-0.112-25.el8_1.1
Show 5 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2023:1107 Released 2023-03-07 · Red Hat rating Important
    pesign security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) pesign-0.112-25.el8_2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2) pesign-0.112-25.el8_2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2) pesign-0.112-25.el8_2.1
  • RHSA-2023:1093 Released 2023-03-07 · Red Hat rating Important
    pesign security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) pesign-0.109-11.el7_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) pesign-0.109-11.el7_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) pesign-0.109-11.el7_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) pesign-0.109-11.el7_9
  • RHSA-2023:1067 Released 2023-03-06 · Red Hat rating Important
    pesign security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) pesign-115-6.el9_1
  • RHSA-2023:1066 Released 2023-03-06 · Red Hat rating Important
    pesign security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4) pesign-0.112-25.el8_4.1
  • RHSA-2023:1065 Released 2023-03-06 · Red Hat rating Important
    pesign security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0) pesign-115-6.el9_0

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:1572
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:1067
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2)Fixed RHSA-2023:1107
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1)Fixed RHSA-2023:1586
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2)Fixed RHSA-2023:1107
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4)Fixed RHSA-2023:1066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2023:1829
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)Fixed RHSA-2023:1065
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2)Fixed RHSA-2023:1107
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2023:1093
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2023:1093
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2023:1093
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2023:1093

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3560
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w2gm-3gx9-m2p2

References

Advisory 1

Sources

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