🛡️ CVE-2022-1348 on Debian — logrotate

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

A vulnerability was found in logrotate in how the state file is created. The state file is used to prevent parallel executions of multiple instances of logrotate by acquiring and releasing a file lock. When the state file does not exist, it is created with world-readable permission, allowing an unprivileged user to lock the state file, stopping any rotation. This flaw affects logrotate versions before 3.20.0.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2022-1348 as tracked by Debian, for the package logrotate. The fix is available in version 3.20.1-1; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.

Weakness class

DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1348 is classified as CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. A sensitive resource is assigned permissions that let unintended actors read or modify it.

Affected software

DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1348 is recorded against 1 package.

  • logrotate (fixed in 3.20.1-1)

Timeline and source

Published on 25 May 2022 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)

CVE-2022-1348 on other distributions

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Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-05-25
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-08-04
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
logrotate — 3.20.1-1

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