CVE-2024-28085
util-linux - security update
3.3
LOW
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.2%
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.
How to fix CVE-2024-28085
To remediate CVE-2024-28085, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.40-r0 or later
Is CVE-2024-28085 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 2.24, < 2.40-r0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | LOW3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |