# CVE-2022-1348: A vulnerability was found in logrotate in how the state file is created.

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-05-25 · Updated: 2025-06-09

## Affected

- n/a logrotate: logrotate versions before 3.20.0

## Description

A vulnerability was found in logrotate in how the state file is created. The state file is used to prevent parallel executions of multiple instances of logrotate by acquiring and releasing a file lock. When the state file does not exist, it is created with world-readable permission, allowing an unprivileged user to lock the state file, stopping any rotation. This flaw affects logrotate versions before 3.20.0.

## What to do

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2022-1348
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/25/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/25/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/25/5
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZYEB4F37BY6GLEJKP2EPVAVQ6TA3HQKR/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y7EHGYRE6DSFSBXQIWYDGTSXKO6IFSJQ/

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