Privilege escalation vulnerability in Citrix Workspace for Linux

For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here.

A local privilege escalation vulnerability could allow a local user to gain root privileges on the computer running Citrix Workspace app for Linux.

This vulnerability (CVE-2022-21825) affects the Citrix Workspace app for Linux 2012 – 2111 and only exists if App Protection was installed as part of Citrix Workspace app for Linux.

Hive Pro researchers strongly recommend that affected customers upgrade to a fixed version as soon as possible.

Vulnerabiliy Details

Patch Links

https://www.citrix.com/downloads/workspace-app/linux/

References

https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX338435

https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/current-activity/2022/01/11/citrix-releases-security-update-workspace-app-linux