CVE-2011-2921

ktsuss versions 1.4 and prior has the uid set to root and does not drop privileges prior to executing user specified commands, which can result in command execution with root privileges.

Affected

ktsuss

CVSS v3.1 NVD

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

83.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile

Published

2019-11-19

Updated

2024-08-06

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154307/ktsuss-Suid-Privilege-Escalation.html

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/ktsuss_suid_priv_esc…

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47344

Security advisories

• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2921
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2921

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry