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UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23608
Vulnerability in asterisk (UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23608)
Summary
vulnerability in asterisk (UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23608). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to `20180228.1.503da2b~ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23608** has been found in asterisk.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade asterisk to **20180228.1.503da2b~ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "asterisk UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23608" on the vendor's site.
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23608 (asterisk) —
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: `20180228.1.503da2b~ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in asterisk.
📍 Affected scope
asterisk — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover
🔧 How to fix
Update to **20180228.1.503da2b~ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'asterisk' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'asterisk' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `asterisk` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade asterisk to 20180228.1.503da2b~ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1ステージング環境で 20180228.1.503da2b~ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
asterisk
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
pjproject
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
asterisk
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
pjproject
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
ring
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"20180228.1.503da2b~ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
ring
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"20190215.1.f152c98~ds1-1+deb10u2build0.20.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
asterisk
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
asterisk
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
asterisk
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:25.10
asterisk
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
asterisk
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
References
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6422-1
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-23608
- report https://github.com/pjsip/pjproject/security/advisories/GHSA-ffff-m5fm-qm62
- report https://github.com/pjsip/pjproject/commit/db3235953baa56d2fb0e276ca510fefca751643f
- report https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23608