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CVE-2022-40297
Published: Sep 8, 2022
Modified: Aug 3, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
UBports Ubuntu Touch 16.04 allows the screen-unlock passcode to be used for a privileged shell via Sudo. This passcode is only four digits, far below typical length/complexity for a user account's password. NOTE: a third party states "The described attack cannot be executed as demonstrated.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://github.com/filipkarc/PoC-ubuntutouch-pin-privesc
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