CVE-2024-28085

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 v3.1

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

EPSS

2.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 82th percentile

Published

2024-03-27

Updated

2026-07-14

Proof-of-concept exploits (3)

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/5
• https://people.rit.edu/sjf5462/6831711781/wall_2_27_2024.txt
• skyler-ferrante/CVE-2024-2808556★ · 2024-03-30

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

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