CVE-2022-3675 describes a misconfiguration in Fedora CoreOS that allows booting non-default OSTree deployments without a GRUB bootloader password, even when one is set. This vulnerability affects Fedora CoreOS releases and enables an attacker with physical access to revert security fixes by booting into older system versions. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring low privileges, and impacting integrity (I:H) by allowing unauthorized system rollback. Confidentiality and availability are not directly impacted. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is exploit code available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting low public awareness and exploitation interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 36.20220820.3.0, < 37.20221031.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:fedora_coreos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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