Medium severity4.7NVD Advisory· Published Sep 2, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-38170
CVE-2022-38170
Description
In Apache Airflow prior to 2.3.4, an insecure umask was configured for numerous Airflow components when running with the --daemon flag which could result in a race condition giving world-writable files in the Airflow home directory and allowing local users to expose arbitrary file contents via the webserver.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
apache-airflowPyPI | < 2.3.4 | 2.3.4 |
Affected products
4- osv-coords2 versions
< 2.3.4+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.4
Patches
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References
10- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/02/12nvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/02/3nvdMailing ListMitigationThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/21/2nvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-q8h9-pqcx-59hwghsaADVISORY
- lists.apache.org/thread/zn8mbbb1j2od5nc9zhrvb7rpsrg1vvzvnvdMailing ListMitigationVendor AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38170ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/apache/airflow/commit/b6a2cd1aa34f69a36ea127e4f7f5ba87f4aca420ghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/airflow/commit/bf01d10cd348e679916034de1befb79ec6e46ff8ghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/airflow/commit/c14ea8f0f34944d2ecfa9021d167602e8b2b8b90ghsaWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2022-261.yamlghsaWEB
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