TI-2022-08881 Aliases CVE-2022-25168 GHSA-8wm5-8h9c-47pc

Command injection in org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileUtil.unTarUsingTar

MEDIUM 49CWE-78Published 2022-08-04 · Updated 2024-08-03

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Partial Red Hat: 8 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

Apache Hadoop's FileUtil.unTar(File, File) API does not escape the input file name before being passed to the shell. An attacker can inject arbitrary commands. This is only used in Hadoop 3.3 InMemoryAliasMap.completeBootstrapTransfer, which is only ever run by a local user. It has been used in Hadoop 2.x for yarn localization, which does enable remote code execution. It is used in Apache Spark, from the SQL command ADD ARCHIVE. As the ADD ARCHIVE command adds new binaries to the classpath, being able to execute shell scripts does not confer new permissions to the caller. SPARK-38305. "Check existence of file before untarring/zipping", which is included in 3.3.0, 3.1.4, 3.2.2, prevents shell commands being executed, regardless of which version of the hadoop libraries are in use. Users should upgrade to Apache Hadoop 2.10.2, 3.2.4, 3.3.3 or upper (including HADOOP-18136).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04587 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Partial org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common (Maven): 2.10.2, 3.2.4, 3.3.3Red Hat: 8 without a fix

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
Apache	Apache Hadoop	2.0.0 to 2.10.1; 3.0.0-alpha to 3.2.3; 3.3.0 to 3.3.2	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common (Maven)	2.0.0 to before 2.10.2	2.10.2	Patch available	GHSA-8wm5-8h9c-47pc
—	org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common (Maven)	3.0.0-alpha to before 3.2.4	3.2.4	Patch available	GHSA-8wm5-8h9c-47pc
—	org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common (Maven)	3.3.0 to before 3.3.3	3.3.3	Patch available	GHSA-8wm5-8h9c-47pc

Apache Hadoop VendorApache Affected 2.0.0 to 2.10.1; 3.0.0-alpha to 3.2.3; 3.3.0 to 3.3.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0 to before 2.10.2 Fixed in 2.10.2 Patch available GHSA-8wm5-8h9c-47pc
org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0-alpha to before 3.2.4 Fixed in 3.2.4 Patch available GHSA-8wm5-8h9c-47pc
org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.3.0 to before 3.3.3 Fixed in 3.3.3 Patch available GHSA-8wm5-8h9c-47pc

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop::::::::	2.0.0 – 2.10.1; 3.0.0 – 3.2.3; 3.3.0 – 3.3.2	Vulnerable	Apache

cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 – 2.10.1; 3.0.0 – 3.2.3; 3.3.0 – 3.3.2 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-8wm5-8h9c-47pc org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common (Maven) Fixed in 2.10.2 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-8wm5-8h9c-47pc org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common (Maven) Fixed in 3.2.4 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-8wm5-8h9c-47pc org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common (Maven) Fixed in 3.3.3 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Integration Camel K 1	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Integration Data Virtualisation Operator	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4	Affected	No fix yet

Not affected: 9 products

A-MQ Clients 2
Red Hat AMQ Broker 7
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
Red Hat Data Grid 8
Red Hat Fuse 7
Red Hat Integration Camel Quarkus 1
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
streams for Apache Kafka

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-25168
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8wm5-8h9c-47pc

References

Advisory 3

Other 3

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TI-2018-05786 Path traversal in Apache Hadoop CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2017-11489 Information disclosure in Apache Hadoop CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2016-02585 Information disclosure in Apache Hadoop CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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