CVE-2011-2922

moderate-risk
Published 2019-11-19

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.15% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Ktsuss Project

References (14)

Broken Link https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2922
Third Party Advisory https://lwn.net/Articles/477678/
Third Party Advisory https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/109154/Gentoo-Linux-Security-Advisory-2012...
Third Party Advisory https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/cve/CVE-2011-2922
Third Party Advisory https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2922
Third Party Advisory https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-LINUX-KTSUSS-174466
Third Party Advisory https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49151
Broken Link https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2922
Third Party Advisory https://lwn.net/Articles/477678/
Third Party Advisory https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/109154/Gentoo-Linux-Security-Advisory-2012...
Third Party Advisory https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/cve/CVE-2011-2922
Third Party Advisory https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2922
Third Party Advisory https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-LINUX-KTSUSS-174466
Third Party Advisory https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49151
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal