CVE-2024-28085
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 2.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 2.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 3.3 LOW (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 2.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-150
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Kernel util-linux < 2.39.4
- Debian Linux 10.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 3.3
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2024-28085.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2024-28085. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- 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/2024/03/28/3
- https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/security/advisories/GHSA-xv2h-c6ww-mrjq
- 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
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
- 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