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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.10509.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Debian
  • Debian Linux
Kernel
  • Util-linux

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3782-1 util-linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5650-1 util-linux security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6719-1 util-linux vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6719-2 util-linux vulnerability
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/5 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/6 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/7 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/8 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/9 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/28/1 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/28/2 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/28/3 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/skyler-ferrante/CVE-2024-28085 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/security/advisories/GHSA-xv2h-c6ww-mrjq cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00005.html cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/ cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28085 cve-icon
https://people.rit.edu/sjf5462/6831711781/wall_2_27_2024.txt cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240531-0003/ cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-28085 cve-icon
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/5 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.11732}

 epss

{'score': 0.12905}

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

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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