CVE-2022-0563

A flaw was found in the util-linux chfn and chsh utilities when compiled with Readline support. The Readline library uses an "INPUTRC" environment variable to get a path to the library config file. When the library cannot parse the specified file, it prints an error message containing data from the file. This flaw allows an unprivileged user to read root-owned files, potentially leading to privilege escalation. This flaw affects util-linux versions prior to 2.37.4.

CVSS 3.1

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

EPSS

0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 37% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-209

Published

2022-02-21

Modified

2026-10-14

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• kernel:util-linux
• netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility

References

• https://lore.kernel.org/util-linux/20220214110609.msiwlm457ngoic6w%40ws.net.home/T/#u
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-08
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220331-0002/
• https://lore.kernel.org/util-linux/20220214110609.msiwlm457ngoic6w%40ws.net.home/T/#u
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-08

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