CVE-2022-29799

networkd-dispatcher: Directory traversal

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · April 27, 2022

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

A vulnerability was found in networkd-dispatcher. This flaw exists because no functions are sanitized by the OperationalState or the AdministrativeState of networkd-dispatcher and lead to the directory traversal escaping from the “/etc/networkd-dispatcher” base directory.

Statement

This issue does not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, 8, and 9 as the networkd-dispatcher package is currently not provided in any of our supported products.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')