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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3.3
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-util-linux | Aug 22, 2024 | Mar 27, 2024 | |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-util-linux | Apr 2, 2024 | Mar 27, 2024 | |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2024398 | dell-powerstoreos-upgrade-latest | Oct 23, 2025 | Sep 17, 2024 | |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2024408 | dell-powerstoreos-upgrade-latest | Jan 13, 2026 | Sep 26, 2024 | |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2024432 | dell-powerstoreos-upgrade-latest | Oct 23, 2025 | Oct 29, 2024 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-libblkidhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-libfdiskhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-libmounthuawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-libsmartcolshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-libuuidhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-util-linuxhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-util-linux-user | May 13, 2024 | Mar 27, 2024 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp11-upgrade-libblkidhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp11-upgrade-libfdiskhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp11-upgrade-libmounthuawei-euleros-2_0_sp11-upgrade-libsmartcolshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp11-upgrade-libuuidhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp11-upgrade-util-linuxhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp11-upgrade-util-linux-user | Jun 26, 2024 | Mar 27, 2024 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-libblkidhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-libfdiskhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-libmounthuawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-libsmartcolshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-libuuidhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-util-linuxhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-util-linux-user | Oct 8, 2024 | Mar 27, 2024 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-libblkidhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-libfdiskhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-libmounthuawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-libsmartcolshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-libuuidhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-util-linuxhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-util-linux-user | Jul 17, 2024 | Mar 27, 2024 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-lastlog2suse-upgrade-libblkid-develsuse-upgrade-libblkid-devel-32bitsuse-upgrade-libblkid-devel-staticsuse-upgrade-libblkid1suse-upgrade-libblkid1-32bitsuse-upgrade-libfdisk-develsuse-upgrade-libfdisk-devel-32bitsuse-upgrade-libfdisk-devel-staticsuse-upgrade-libfdisk1suse-upgrade-libfdisk1-32bitsuse-upgrade-liblastlog2-2suse-upgrade-liblastlog2-develsuse-upgrade-libmount-develsuse-upgrade-libmount-devel-32bitsuse-upgrade-libmount-devel-staticsuse-upgrade-libmount1suse-upgrade-libmount1-32bitsuse-upgrade-libsmartcols-develsuse-upgrade-libsmartcols-devel-32bitsuse-upgrade-libsmartcols-devel-staticsuse-upgrade-libsmartcols1suse-upgrade-libsmartcols1-32bitsuse-upgrade-libuuid-develsuse-upgrade-libuuid-devel-32bitsuse-upgrade-libuuid-devel-staticsuse-upgrade-libuuid1suse-upgrade-libuuid1-32bitsuse-upgrade-python-libmountsuse-upgrade-python3-libmountsuse-upgrade-python313-libmountsuse-upgrade-util-linuxsuse-upgrade-util-linux-extrasuse-upgrade-util-linux-langsuse-upgrade-util-linux-systemdsuse-upgrade-util-linux-tty-toolssuse-upgrade-uuidd | Apr 4, 2024 | Mar 27, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-util-linux | Mar 28, 2024 | Mar 27, 2024 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Jan 20, 2025 | Mar 27, 2024 |
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