Description (CNA)
USBView 2.1 before 2.2 allows some local users (e.g., ones logged in via SSH) to execute arbitrary code as root because certain Polkit settings (e.g., allow_any=yes) for pkexec disable the authentication requirement. Code execution can, for example, use the --gtk-module option. This affects Ubuntu, Debian, and Gentoo.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- https://github.com/gregkh/usbview/commit/bf374fa4e5b9a756789dfd88efa93806a395463b
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/21/1
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5052
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/22/1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-15
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.