CVE-2023-46277 Pleaser privilege escalation vulnerability
Local attackers can escalate privileges via TIOCSTI or TIOCLINUX ioctls in the please utility, requiring kernel support for these features.
- 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-2023-46277?
CVE-2023-46277 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
please (aka pleaser) through 0.5.4 allows privilege escalation through the TIOCSTI and/or TIOCLINUX ioctl. (If both TIOCSTI and TIOCLINUX are disabled, this cannot be exploited.)
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46277?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including pleaser. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
pleaser crates.io | All versions to 0.5.4 | None |
pleaser crates.io | All versions to 0.5.4 | None |
pleaser crates.io | From 0.0.0-0 | None |
Products include Edneville Please.
How do I fix CVE-2023-46277?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-46277 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-46277 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-46277 exists.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-46277, GHSA-cgf8-h3fp-h956, RUSTSEC-2023-0066, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-46277.