USN-6719-2 util-linux vulnerability

USN-6719-1 fixed a vulnerability in util-linux. Unfortunately, it was discovered that the fix did not fully address the issue. This update removes the setgid permission bit from the wall and write utilities. Original advisory details: Skyler Ferrante discovered that the util-linux wall command di...

Escape Sequence Injection

util-linux is vulnerable to Escape Sequence Injection. The vulnerability is due to escape sequences being allowed to be sent to other users' terminals through argv, especially when util-linux is often installed with setgid tty permissions, potentially leading to account takeover scenarios...

Debian dla-3782 : bsdutils - security update

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3782 advisory. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3782-1 [email protected]...

MGASA-2024-0112 Updated util-linux packages fix security vulnerability

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...

SUSE 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...

OESA-2024-1352 util-linux security update

The util-linux package contains a random collection of files that implements some low-level basic linux utilities. Security Fixes: 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,...

The vulnerability of the util-linux package on Linux operating systems allows a hacker to gain unauthorized access to passwords or modify the user’s swap space.

The vulnerability of the util-linux package on Linux operating systems is related to the improper assignment of privileges. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker, working remotely, to gain unauthorized access to passwords or modify the user’s swap file by using the wall command with...

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.

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New Linux Bug Could Lead to User Password Leaks and Clipboard Hijacking

Details have emerged about a vulnerability impacting the "wall" command of the util-linux package that could be potentially exploited by a bad actor to leak a user's password or alter the clipboard on certain Linux distributions. The bug, tracked as CVE-2024-28085, has been codenamed WallEscape b...

util-linux wall Escape Sequence Injection

Wall-Escape CVE-2024-28085 Skyler Ferrante: Escape sequence injection in util-linux wall ================================================================= Summary ================================================================= The util-linux wall command does not filter escape sequences from...

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...

AZL-37146 CVE-2024-28085 affecting package util-linux for versions less than 2.37.4-9

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...

ALPINE-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...

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...

DEBIAN-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...

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...

UBUNTU-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...

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...

CLSA-2024-1710789286 ncurses: Fix of 2 CVEs

CVE-2023-29491.patch: Mitigate vulnerability by building the packages with modified --disable-root-environ option which now limits usage of environment for setuid/setgid programs only - CVE-2021-39537.patch: Add a check for end-of-string in cvtchar to handle a malformed string in infotocap...

BIT-GOLANG-2023-29403 Unsafe behavior in setuid/setgid binaries in runtime

On Unix platforms, the Go runtime does not behave differently when a binary is run with the setuid/setgid bits. This can be dangerous in certain cases, such as when dumping memory state, or assuming the status of standard i/o file descriptors. If a setuid/setgid binary is executed with standard I...