CVE-2024-28085
Description
wall in util-linux through 2.40, often installed with setgid tty permissions, allows escape sequences to be sent to other users' terminals through argv. (Specifically, escape sequences received from stdin are blocked, but escape sequences received from argv are not blocked.) There may be plausible scenarios where this leads to account takeover.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAttack VectorLocal
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:LPrivileges RequiredLow
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:LIntegrityLow
A:NAvailabilityNone
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Canonical Ltd.
commercial·GBaka canonical
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
АО «НТЦ ИТ РОСА»
commercial·RU
АО «ИВК»
commercial·RUaka ivk
АО «НППКТ»
commercial·RU
and 4 more affected products View all →
Exploitability
3 exploit sources identified
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View exploit details Official Patch Available
References
https://people.rit.edu/sjf5462/6831711781/wall_2_27_2024.txt
people.rit.edu
https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/security/advisories/GHSA-xv2h-c6ww-mrjq
github.com
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/
mirrors.edge.kernel.org
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