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CVE-2011-2922
Published: Nov 19, 2019
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
ktsuss | ktsuss | affected 1.4 and prior |
References
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2922
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2922
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https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/cve/CVE-2011-2922
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https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49151
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https://lwn.net/Articles/477678/
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https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-LINUX-KTSUSS-174466
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