CVE-2022-42717

An issue was discovered in Hashicorp Packer before 2.3.1. The recommended sudoers configuration for Vagrant on Linux is insecure. If the host has been configured according to this documentation, non-privileged users on the host can leverage a wildcard in the sudoers configuration to execute arbitrary commands as root.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vagrant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

20 May 2025, 15:15

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CWE CWE-284

21 Nov 2024, 07:25

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References () https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2022-23-vagrant-nfs-sudoers-configuration-allows-for-local-privilege-escalation/45423 - Vendor Advisory () https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2022-23-vagrant-nfs-sudoers-configuration-allows-for-local-privilege-escalation/45423 - Vendor Advisory
References () https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/pull/12910 - Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/pull/12910 - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://www.vagrantup.com/docs/synced-folders/nfs - Product () https://www.vagrantup.com/docs/synced-folders/nfs - Product

Information

Published : 2022-10-11 23:15

Updated : 2025-05-20 15:15


NVD link : CVE-2022-42717

Mitre link : CVE-2022-42717

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-42717


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel

hashicorp

  • vagrant
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other CWE-284

Improper Access Control