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CVE-2025-46802

Temporary chown() of users' TTY to mode 0666 allows PTY hijacking in screen

Published: May 26, 2025Updated: May 28, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-732
6.0MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 89.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

For a short time they PTY is set to mode 666, allowing any user on the system to connect to the screen session.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:LUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-732

Affected Products

SUSE
commercial·DE
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Screen
OSS Libraries / generic-library
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
РЕД ОСOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
АО «ИВК»
commercial·RUaka ivk
АЛЬТ СП 10On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://redos.red-soft.ru/support/secure/
redos.red-soft.ru
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/12/1
openwall.com
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-46802
security-tracker.debian.org
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