Amanda 3.5.1 allows privilege escalation from the regular user backup to root. The SUID binary located at /lib/amanda/rundump will execute /usr/sbin/dump as root with controlled arguments from the attacker which may lead to escalation of privileges, denial of service, and information disclosure.
CVE-2022-37704
Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2023-04-16. NVD baseline CVSS 6.7; sources differ by 1.1.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 6.7
- EG Score
- 7.8(medium)
- EG Risk
- 51(Track)EG Risk 51/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity78% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 1%
- EPSS %ILE
- 41%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 16, 2023
Last Modified
November 4, 2025
References (23)
- cve@mitrehttp://www.amanda.org/
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/MaherAzzouzi/CVE-2022-37704
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/zmanda/amanda/issues/192
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/zmanda/amanda/pull/197
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/zmanda/amanda/pull/205
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/zmanda/amanda/releases/tag/tag-community-3.5.3
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00025.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A5DCLSX5YYTWMKSMDL67M5STZ5ZDSOXK/
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ATMGMVS3QDN6OMKMHGUTUTU7NS7HR3BZ/
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JYREA6LFXF5M7K4WLNJV5VNQPS4MTBW2/
- cve@mitrehttps://marc.info/?l=amanda-hackers
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.amanda.org/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/MaherAzzouzi/CVE-2022-37704
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/issues/192
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/pull/197
Patch Availability(2)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | amanda-server (1:3.3.3-2ubuntu1.1) @ trusty | 2026-05-25 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | amanda-server (1:3.5.1-9ubuntu0.3) @ kinetic | 2026-05-25 | ubuntu |
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- GitHub PoCMaherAzzouzi/CVE-2022-37704First seen Oct 23, 2022
Amanda 3.5.1 LPE
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