CVE-2024-28085

Public Exploit

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.

Category

3.3
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 10.47% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
https://people.rit.edu/sjf5462/6831711781/wall_2_27_2024.txt third party advisory exploit
https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/security/advisories/GHSA-xv2h-c6ww-mrjq broken link
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/ product
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/5 third party advisory mailing list
https://github.com/skyler-ferrante/CVE-2024-28085 third party advisory exploit
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00005.html third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/28/1 patch mailing list third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/6 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/9 patch mailing list third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/8 patch mailing list third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/7 patch mailing list third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/28/2 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/28/3 patch mailing list third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/5 mailing list third party advisory exploit
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240531-0003/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-28085?
CVE-2024-28085 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-28085?
To fix CVE-2024-28085, 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-2024-28085 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2024-28085 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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