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🛡️ CVE-2022-1292 on Ubuntu — edk2

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
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CVSS Score
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Description

The c_rehash script does not properly sanitise shell metacharacters to prevent command injection. This script is distributed by some operating systems in a manner where it is automatically executed. On such operating systems, an attacker could execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the script. Use of the c_rehash script is considered obsolete and should be replaced by the OpenSSL rehash command line tool. Fixed in OpenSSL 3.0.3 (Affected 3.0.0,3.0.1,3.0.2). Fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.1o (Affected 1.1.1-1.1.1n). Fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.2ze (Affected 1.0.2-1.0.2zd).

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2022-1292 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package edk2. The fix is available in version 0~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.2+esm3; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
  • User interaction: Required — someone has to click, open or visit something.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Weakness class

UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1292 is classified as CWE-78: OS Command Injection. Untrusted input reaches a shell command without neutralisation, so an attacker can run arbitrary operating system commands.

Affected software

UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1292 is recorded against 4 packages.

  • edk2 (fixed in 0~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.2+esm3)
  • nodejs (fixed in 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.1)
  • openssl (fixed in 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.1)
  • openssl1.0 (fixed in 1.0.2n-1ubuntu5.9)

Timeline and source

Published on 3 May 2022 and last revised on 22 April 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

ubuntu.com (Report)
mta.openssl.org (Report)
ubuntu.com (Advisory)
ubuntu.com (Advisory)
ubuntu.com (Advisory)
www.cve.org (Report)
ubuntu.com (Advisory)
ubuntu.com (Advisory)

Other advisories for this package

edk2 has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-78: OS Command Injection) in other software:

CVE-2022-1292 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-05-03
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-04-22
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
edk2 — 0~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.2+esm3
nodejs — 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.1
openssl — 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.1
openssl1.0 — 1.0.2n-1ubuntu5.9

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