CVE-2022-21946
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CVE-2022-21946 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. A Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in the sudoers configuration in cscreen of openSUSE Factory allows any local users to gain the privileges of the tty and dialout groups and access and manipulate any running cscreen seesion. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory cscreen version 1.2-1.3 and prior versions.. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in the sudoers configuration in cscreen of openSUSE Factory allows any local users to gain the privileges of the tty and dialout groups and access and manipulate any running cscreen seesion. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory cscreen version 1.2-1.3 and prior versions.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Opensuse | Cscreen | >= 1.2, <= 1.3 |
References
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1196451Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1196451Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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