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CVE-2024-28085

LOWEPSS 82th pctl
3.3
CVSS v3
NVD

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.

CWE-150

How to fix

Remediation Available
util-linuxDebian
Fixed in:2.36.1-8+deb11u2CVE-2024-28085
Fixed in:2.38.1-5+deb12u1CVE-2024-28085
Fixed in:2.39.3-11CVE-2024-28085
Fixed in:2.39.3-11CVE-2024-28085
util-linuxUbuntu
Fixed in:2.34-0.1ubuntu9.6USN-6719-2
Fixed in:2.34-0.1ubuntu9.5USN-6719-1
Fixed in:2.37.2-4ubuntu3.3USN-6719-1
Fixed in:2.37.2-4ubuntu3.4USN-6719-2
Fixed in:2.39.1-4ubuntu2.1USN-6719-1
Fixed in:2.39.1-4ubuntu2.2USN-6719-2

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

2.24%probability of exploitation in 30 days
82ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 82% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2017-0899Critical9.811%-Fix
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CVE-2021-25310High8.84.6%--
CVE-2020-6932Critical10.03.6%--
CVE-2022-30123Critical10.01.8%-Fix
CVE-2023-3265Critical9.81.6%-Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2024-28085?

Published advisories record a fix for 2 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2024-28085 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-28085 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 2.2% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 82% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2024-28085?

CVE-2024-28085 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.3, rated low. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2024-28085 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for util-linux (Debian), util-linux (Ubuntu). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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