Qt up to 5.15.8/6.2.3 on Linux/Unix QProcess privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Qt up to 5.15.8/6.2.3 on Linux/Unix. This affects an unknown function of the component QProcess. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-25255. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Qt up to 5.15.8/6.2.3 on Linux/Unix. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component QProcess. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 02/17/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at codereview.qt-project.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-25255 since 02/16/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209828 (CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: qt5-qtbase (CVE-2022-25255)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.15.9 or 6.2.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (209828) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2022-1991). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • Open Source QT

Productinfo

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 209828
Nessus Name: CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: qt5-qtbase (CVE-2022-25255)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Qt 5.15.9/6.2.4

Timelineinfo

02/16/2022 🔍
02/17/2022 +1 days 🔍
02/17/2022 +0 days 🔍
03/09/2026 +1481 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: codereview.qt-project.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-25255 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-25255
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-193267
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2022-1991 - QT: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen

Entryinfo

Created: 02/17/2022 08:14
Updated: 03/09/2026 03:59
Changes: 02/17/2022 08:14 (37), 02/19/2022 10:06 (1), 10/27/2024 21:58 (17), 03/09/2026 03:59 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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