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.
History

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Debian
Debian debian Linux
Kernel
Kernel util-linux
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Debian
Debian debian Linux
Kernel
Kernel util-linux

Sun, 16 Mar 2025 03:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics threat_severity

Important

threat_severity

Low


Mon, 26 Aug 2024 22:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-150
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-26T20:25:27.912Z

Reserved: 2024-03-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2024-28085

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T00:48:48.228Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-03-27T19:15:48.367

Modified: 2025-03-20T17:58:00.680

Link: CVE-2024-28085

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2024-03-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-28085 - Bugzilla