CVE-2024-28085

LOW 3.3CVE-2024-28085 · Published 27/03/2024 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2024-28085 is a LOW (CVSS 3.3) vulnerability affecting util-linux (kernel).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.2%, higher than 82.9% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 2.39.4 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
util-linux kernel	`≥ 2.24, < 2.39.4`	`2.39.4`

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.

References

openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/5 · Exploit
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/6 · Mailing List
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/7 · Mailing List
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/8 · Mailing List
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/9 · Mailing List
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/28/1 · Mailing List
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/28/2 · Mailing List
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/28/3 · Mailing List
skyler-ferrante/CVE-2024-28085 · Exploit
util-linux/util-linux security advisory · Broken Link
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00005.html · Mailing List

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

util-linux

kernel

≥ 2.24, < 2.39.4

2.39.4

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