CVE-2022-29800
networkd-dispatcher: Time-of-check-time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · April 27, 2022
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A time-of-check-time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability was found in networkd-dispatcher. This flaw exists because there is a specific time between discovering and running the script. This flaw allows an attacker to replace scripts that networkd-dispatcher believes to be owned by root with ones that are not.
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 · 4.7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE-367 · Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition