# CVE-2024-28085: Other in n/a > Attackers can inject terminal escape sequences via command-line arguments in the wall utility, potentially leading to account takeover. - **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Any signed-in user - **Attackable:** Local or same network only - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 27 Mar 2024 - **Updated:** 15 Oct 2026 - **Also known as:** ALPINE-CVE-2024-28085, AZL-37134, AZL-37146, BELL-CVE-2024-28085, CLEANSTART-2026-XI60359, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-28085, DSA-5650-1, GHSA-px7f-qj7m-m4v6, GHSA-xv2h-c6ww-mrjq, JLSEC-2025-194, MGASA-2024-0112, OESA-2024-1352, OESA-2024-1383, ROOT-OS-ALPINE-318-CVE-2024-28085, SUSE-SU-2024:1106-1, SUSE-SU-2024:1169-1, SUSE-SU-2024:1170-1, SUSE-SU-2024:1171-1, SUSE-SU-2024:1172-1, SUSE-SU-2024:1943-1, SUSE-SU-2025:20003-1, SUSE-SU-2025:20304-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28085, USN-6719-1, USN-6719-2, openSUSE-SU-2024:14523-1 ## What is CVE-2024-28085? CVE-2024-28085 is a low-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 27 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. ### Official description wall in util-linux through 2.40, often installed with setgid tty permissions, allows escape sequences to be sent to other users' terminals through argv. (Specifically, escape sequences received from stdin are blocked, but escape sequences received from argv are not blocked.) There may be plausible scenarios where this leads to account takeover. Weakness: CWE-150 (Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-28085? It affects 2 products. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `util-linux` | SUSE:Enterprise Storage 7.1 | All versions | 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1 | | `util-linux-systemd` | SUSE:Enterprise Storage 7.1 | All versions | 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1 | | `util-linux` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | All versions | 2.33.2-150100.4.45.1 | | `util-linux-systemd` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | All versions | 2.33.2-150100.4.45.1 | | `util-linux` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | All versions | 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1 | | `util-linux-systemd` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | All versions | 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1 | | `util-linux` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | All versions | 2.37.2-150400.8.29.1 | | `util-linux-systemd` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | All versions | 2.37.2-150400.8.29.1 | | `util-linux` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | All versions | 2.37.2-150400.8.29.1 | | `util-linux-systemd` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | All versions | 2.37.2-150400.8.29.1 | | `util-linux` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | All versions | 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1 | | `util-linux-systemd` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | All versions | 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1 | | `util-linux` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | All versions | 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1 | | `util-linux-systemd` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | All versions | 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1 | | `util-linux` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | All versions | 2.37.2-150400.8.29.1 | | `util-linux-systemd` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | All versions | 2.37.2-150400.8.29.1 | | `util-linux` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | All versions | 2.37.2-150400.8.29.1 | | `util-linux-systemd` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | All versions | 2.37.2-150400.8.29.1 | | `util-linux` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | All versions | 2.37.4-150500.9.6.1 | | `util-linux-systemd` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | All versions | 2.37.4-150500.9.6.1 | | `util-linux` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | All versions | 2.37.4-150500.9.6.1 | | `util-linux-systemd` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | All versions | 2.37.4-150500.9.6.1 | | `util-linux` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | All versions | 2.39.3-150600.4.3.1 | | `util-linux-systemd` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | All versions | 2.39.3-150600.4.3.1 | | `util-linux-systemd` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP5 | All versions | 2.37.4-150500.9.6.1 | | `util-linux-systemd` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP6 | All versions | 2.39.3-150600.4.3.1 | | `python-libmount` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | All versions | 2.33.2-4.36.1 | | `util-linux` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | All versions | 2.33.2-4.36.1 | | `util-linux-systemd` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | All versions | 2.33.2-4.36.1 | | `util-linux` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | All versions | 2.33.2-150100.4.45.1 | | `util-linux-systemd` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | All versions | 2.33.2-150100.4.45.1 | | `util-linux` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | All versions | 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1 | | `util-linux-systemd` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | All versions | 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1 | | `util-linux` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | All versions | 2.37.2-150400.8.29.1 | | `util-linux-systemd` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | All versions | 2.37.2-150400.8.29.1 | | `python-libmount` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | All versions | 2.33.2-4.36.1 | | `util-linux` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | All versions | 2.33.2-4.36.1 | | `util-linux-systemd` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | All versions | 2.33.2-4.36.1 | | `util-linux` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | All versions | 2.33.2-150100.4.45.1 | | `util-linux-systemd` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | All versions | 2.33.2-150100.4.45.1 | Products: Debian Debian Linux, Kernel Util-Linux. ## How do I fix CVE-2024-28085? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2024-28085 being exploited? It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-28085 exists. Public exploit code: - WallEscape vulnerability in util-linux (github_poc): https://github.com/skyler-ferrante/CVE-2024-28085 - trojan CVE-2024-28085 CVE 28085 (github_poc): https://github.com/oditynet/sleepall ## Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux - [CVE-2015-3306](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-3306/): ProFTPD Improper Access Control (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2025-49113](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-49113/): RoundCube Webmail Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 9.9, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2026-24061](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24061/): GNU InetUtils Argument Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2025-39682](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-39682/): Linux Kernel Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2024-9680](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9680/): Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2024-28085 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2024-28085 is a low-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 27 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-28085 exists. Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28085/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28085/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-28085 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28085 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-28085 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28085/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.