PT-2022-27083 · Openstack · Openstack Sushy-Tools

CVE-2022-44020

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Published

2022-10-29

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Updated

2026-07-13

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenStack Sushy-Tools versions 0.21.0 and earlier VirtualBMC versions 2.2.2 and earlier
Description An issue was discovered where changing the boot device configuration with the affected packages removes password protection from the managed libvirt XML domain. This issue only affects an "unsupported, production-like configuration."
Recommendations For OpenStack Sushy-Tools versions 0.21.0 and earlier, consider restricting changes to the boot device configuration until a fix is available. For VirtualBMC versions 2.2.2 and earlier, consider restricting changes to the boot device configuration until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the ability to change the boot device configuration to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Improper Preservation of Permissions

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-44020
GHSA-5PJ3-6FQM-8M7M
PYSEC-2026-1059
PYSEC-2026-3079
RHSA-2022:8896

Affected Products

Openstack Sushy-Tools