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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3330-1 amanda security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3880-1 amanda security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-40318 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5966-1 amanda vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5966-3 amanda regression
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History

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-04T16:09:49.172Z

Reserved: 2022-08-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-37704

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-04T16:09:49.172Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-04-16T01:15:06.823

Modified: 2025-11-04T16:15:50.797

Link: CVE-2022-37704

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2023-02-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-37704 - Bugzilla

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