CVE-2022-26944
Publication date 2 June 2022
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Percona XtraBackup 2.4.20 unintentionally writes the command line to any resulting backup file output. This may include sensitive arguments passed at run time. In addition, when --history is passed at run time, this command line is also written to the PERCONA_SCHEMA.xtrabackup_history table. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-10997.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| percona-xtrabackup | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Notes
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bionic and xenial do not include patches for CVE-2020-10997, as they are not vulnerable to CVE-2020-10997. Therefore, they are not affected by this issue as well.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
6.5 · Medium
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| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |