Vulnerability Details CVE-2024-28085
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.117
EPSS Ranking 93.4%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 3.3
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://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
Products affected by CVE-2024-28085
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.24
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.24.1
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.24.2
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.24.2-1
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.25
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.25.1
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.25.2
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.26
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.26.1
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.26.2
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.27
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.27.1
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.28
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.28.1
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.28.2
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.29
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.29.1
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.29.2
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.30
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.30.1
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.30.2
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.31
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.31.1
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.32
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.32.1
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.33
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.33.1
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.33.2
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.34
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.35
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.35.1
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.35.2
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.36
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.36.1
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.36.2
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.37
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.37.1
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.37.2
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.37.3
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.37.4
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cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.38
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cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0