This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Netatalk. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the parse_entries function. The issue results from the lack of proper error handling when parsing AppleDouble entries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-15819.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3426-1 netatalk security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3426-2 netatalk regression update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5503-1 netatalk security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6146-1 Netatalk vulnerabilities
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Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:30:00 +0000

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-04T19:12:53.329Z

Reserved: 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-23121

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-28T19:15:10.203

Modified: 2025-11-04T20:16:03.313

Link: CVE-2022-23121

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