CVE-2022-3560: A flaw was found in pesign

Q: How do I fix CVE-2022-3560?

pesign: upgrade to 116; fedora: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation; enterprise linux: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2022-3560 being exploited?

CVE-2022-3560 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2022-3560 affect?

CVE-2022-3560 affects pesign, fedora, enterprise linux. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.5). A flaw was found in pesign. The pesign package provides a systemd service used to start the pesign daemon. This service unit runs a script to set ACLs for /etc/pki/pesign and /run/pesign directories to grant access privileges to users in th

Q: How urgent is CVE-2022-3560?

Priority 28/100. On your watchlist

Routine

MEDIUM 5.5WATCHLISTUPGRADEMITIGATEMITIGATE

CVE-2022-3560 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.5) affecting pesign, fedora, enterprise linux. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A flaw was found in pesign. The pesign package provides a systemd service used to start the pesign daemon. This service unit runs a script to set ACLs for /etc/pki/pesign and /run/pesign directories to grant access privileges to users in the 'pesign' group. However, the script doesn't check for symbolic links. This could allow an attacker to gain access to privileged files and directories via a path traversal attack.

Why this priority

On your watchlist

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.5 (Medium)
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.2% (top 84%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-22
Published	2023-02-02
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Red Hat, Inc. · Vendor: fedoraproject · pesign project · redhat

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2023-02-02 21:22 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 04:59 UTCUpdated Record last modified

pesign project pesign UPGRADE

Affected: < 116

Fixed in: 116

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy pesign || rpm -q pesign || pesign --version

2. UPGRADE to 116 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade pesign

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade pesign

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

fedoraproject fedora MITIGATE

Affected: 36 · 37

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 36

Check your OS release

cat /etc/os-release; uname -r

Debian / Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade

RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora

sudo dnf upgrade --refresh

Windows

Install the latest cumulative update from Windows Update

If no patch exists yet

OS downgrades are not safe. Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory and restrict exposure.

redhat enterprise linux MITIGATE

Affected: 7.0 · 8.0 · 9.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 7.0

Check your OS release

cat /etc/os-release; uname -r

Debian / Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade

RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora

sudo dnf upgrade --refresh

Windows

Install the latest cumulative update from Windows Update

If no patch exists yet

OS downgrades are not safe. Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory and restrict exposure.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2022-3560?

pesign: upgrade to 116; fedora: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation; enterprise linux: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2022-3560 being exploited?

CVE-2022-3560 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2022-3560 affect?

CVE-2022-3560 affects pesign, fedora, enterprise linux. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.5). A flaw was found in pesign. The pesign package provides a systemd service used to start the pesign daemon. This service unit runs a script to set ACLs for /etc/pki/pesign and /run/pesign directories to grant access privileges to users in th

How urgent is CVE-2022-3560?

Priority 28/100. On your watchlist

Related CVEs

CVE-2022-1249 LOW 3.3 UPGRADE A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in pesign's cms_set_pw_data() function of the cms_common.c file

References

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