CVE-2011-2922 Privilege escalation in ktsuss
Local attackers can escalate privileges to root and execute arbitrary code via the GTK_MODULES environment variable in ktsuss.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-2922?
CVE-2011-2922 is a high-severity vulnerability in ktsuss, published on 19 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2922?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ktsuss Project Ktsuss.
How do I fix CVE-2011-2922?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-2922 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-2922 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2922 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in ktsuss
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cwqm-g264-pf82.