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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 6 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.39.3-11 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.39.3-11 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.39.3-11 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.36.1-8+deb11u2 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.38.1-5+deb12u1 |
| 10.0 | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| kernel | util-linux | {"startIncluding":"2.24","endExcluding":"2.39.4"} | 2.39.4 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/28/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/28/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/28/3
- https://github.com/skyler-ferrante/CVE-2024-28085
- https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/security/advisories/GHSA-xv2h-c6ww-mrjq
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00005.html
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/
- https://people.rit.edu/sjf5462/6831711781/wall_2_27_2024.txt
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240531-0003/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/5
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/35
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-202008.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-28085.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-28085
CWEs
CWE-150
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.