CVE-2024-28085wall in util-linux through 2.40, often installed with setgid tty permissions, allows escape sequences to be sent to other users' terminals through argv.
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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
- 3.3 LOW (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-150
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- mitre
- NVD analysis
- Not yet received
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 15, 2026
Affected products
kernel util-linux kernel:util-linux | through 2.40 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.5 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518f_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.5 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:siplus_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.5 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_mx5000 (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE siemens:ruggedcom_rox_mx5000re (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1400 (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1500 (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1501 (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1510 (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1511 (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1512 (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1524 (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1536 (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx5000 (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
References
- https://people.rit.edu/sjf5462/6831711781/wall_2_27_2024.txt
- https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/security/advisories/GHSA-xv2h-c6ww-mrjq
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/5
- https://github.com/skyler-ferrante/CVE-2024-28085
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00005.htmlmailing-list
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/28/1mailing-list
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/6mailing-list
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/9mailing-list
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/8mailing-list
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/7mailing-list
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/28/2mailing-list
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/28/3mailing-list
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/5mailing-list
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240531-0003/
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