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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.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a LOW severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 3.3, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 2 products from kernel, from debian organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2024, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2024-03-27T19:15:48.367

Last Modified

2025-11-04T19:17:04.917

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 3.3 (LOW)

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-150

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	kernel	util-linux	< 2.39.4	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	10.0	Yes

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/5 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/7 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/8 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/9 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/28/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/28/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/28/3 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/skyler-ferrante/CVE-2024-28085 Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/security/advisories/GHSA-xv2h-c6ww-mrjq Broken Link ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00005.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/ Product ([email protected])
https://people.rit.edu/sjf5462/6831711781/wall_2_27_2024.txt Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240531-0003/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/35 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/5 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/7 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/8 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/9 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/28/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/28/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/28/3 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/skyler-ferrante/CVE-2024-28085 Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/security/advisories/GHSA-xv2h-c6ww-mrjq Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00005.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/ Product (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://people.rit.edu/sjf5462/6831711781/wall_2_27_2024.txt Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240531-0003/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For kernel's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.