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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: cert-manager / keda / prometheus-adapter (CVE-2022-3162)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 216667

Synopsis

The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of cert-manager / keda / prometheus-adapter installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2022-3162 advisory.

 - Users authorized to list or watch one type of namespaced custom resource cluster-wide can read custom resources of a different type in the same API group without authorization. Clusters are impacted by this vulnerability if all of the following are true: 1. There are 2+ CustomResourceDefinitions sharing the same API group 2. Users have cluster-wide list or watch authorization on one of those custom resources. 3. The same users are not authorized to read another custom resource in the same API group. (CVE-2022-3162)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3162

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 216667

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2022-3162.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 2/22/2025

Updated: 2/22/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-3162

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:keda, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:cert-manager-cmctl, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:cert-manager-controller, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:cert-manager-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:cert-manager-acmesolver, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:cert-manager-webhook, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:cert-manager-cainjector, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:cert-manager, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:prometheus-adapter-docs, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:prometheus-adapter

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AzureLinux/release, Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/11/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/18/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-3162