Description
ktsuss versions 1.4 and prior spawns the GTK interface to run as root. This can allow a local attacker to escalate privileges to root and use the "GTK_MODULES" environment variable to possibly execute arbitrary code.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2011-2895 | ktsuss versions 1.4 and prior spawns the GTK interface to run as root. This can allow a local attacker to escalate privileges to root and use the "GTK_MODULES" environment variable to possibly execute arbitrary code. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T23:15:32.119Z
Reserved: 2011-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2011-2922
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Status : Modified
Published: 2019-11-19T19:15:14.783
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:29:17.037
Link: CVE-2011-2922
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD