CVE-2022-46174: Race condition during concurrent TLS mounts in efs-utils
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A race condition occurs during concurrent TLS mounts in efs-utils.
- Who is affected
- Systems using efs-utils with concurrent TLS mount operations are affected.
- Urgency
- Medium severity; not currently exploited but race conditions can be difficult to trigger and verify in production.
- Action
- Update efs-utils to a patched version when available from Amazon.
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Details
Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-46174
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2022-461740.59% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 45% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2022-46174 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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