CVE-2024-28085 Affecting util-linux package, versions <2.40-r0


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
2.24% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE324-UTILLINUX-17298548
  • published11 Jun 2026
  • disclosed27 Mar 2024

Introduced: 27 Mar 2024

CVE-2024-28085  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.24 util-linux to version 2.40-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream util-linux package and not the util-linux package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.24 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1