CVE-2024-28085 Affecting util-linux package, versions <2.39.3-11


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-UTILLINUX-6508629
  • published28 Mar 2024
  • disclosed27 Mar 2024

Introduced: 27 Mar 2024

CVE-2024-28085  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable util-linux to version 2.39.3-11 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable 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 Scores

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