CVE-2022-21946

Public Exploit
suddoers configuration for cscreen not restrictive enough

Description

A Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in the sudoers configuration in cscreen of openSUSE Factory allows any local users to gain the privileges of the tty and dialout groups and access and manipulate any running cscreen seesion. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory cscreen version 1.2-1.3 and prior versions.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory suse.com
Affected: openSUSE Factory
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1196451 issue tracking exploit vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-21946?
CVE-2022-21946 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-21946?
To fix CVE-2022-21946, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-21946 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-21946 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-21946?
CVE-2022-21946 affects openSUSE Factory.
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