USN-5249-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5249-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5249-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5249-1
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Related
Published
2022-01-21T14:24:14.231223Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:44Z
Summary
usbview vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that USBView allowed unprivileged users to run usbview as root. A local attacker could use this vulnerability to gain administrative privileges or cause a denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / usbview

Package

Name
usbview
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/usbview@2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-1ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-1ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-1ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "usbview"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5249-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2022-23220",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "high"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / usbview

Package

Name
usbview
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/usbview@2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-2ubuntu0.20.04.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-2ubuntu0.20.04.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-1ubuntu1
2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-2ubuntu0.20.04.1",
            "binary_name": "usbview"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5249-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2022-23220",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "high"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}