Description
UBports Ubuntu Touch 16.04 allows the screen-unlock passcode to be used for a privileged shell via Sudo. This passcode is only four digits, far below typical length/complexity for a user account's password. NOTE: a third party states "The described attack cannot be executed as demonstrated.
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Remediation
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References
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| https://github.com/filipkarc/PoC-ubuntutouch-pin-privesc |
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History
Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:15:00 +0000
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-03T12:14:40.046Z
Reserved: 2022-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2022-40297
Updated: 2024-08-03T12:14:40.046Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2022-09-09T00:15:08.793
Modified: 2024-11-21T07:21:13.067
Link: CVE-2022-40297
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