CVE-2022-21946— suddoers configuration for cscreen not restrictive enough
Quick assessment
Affected
openSUSE Factory
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
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cscreen是一个开源工具。允许在一个屏幕会话中运行多个控制台。非常适合在一个屏幕实例中监控和记录数据中心中的所有串行控制台。 cscreen 存在安全漏洞，该漏洞允许任何本地用户获得 tty 和 dialout 组的权限，并访问和操纵任何正在运行的 cscreen 访问。
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2022-21946
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
suddoers configuration for cscreen not restrictive enough
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
A Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in the sudoers configuration in cscreen of openSUSE Factory allows any local users to gain the privileges of the tty and dialout groups and access and manipulate any running cscreen seesion. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory cscreen version 1.2-1.3 and prior versions.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
关键资源的不正确权限授予
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
cscreen 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
cscreen是一个开源工具。允许在一个屏幕会话中运行多个控制台。非常适合在一个屏幕实例中监控和记录数据中心中的所有串行控制台。 cscreen 存在安全漏洞，该漏洞允许任何本地用户获得 tty 和 dialout 组的权限，并访问和操纵任何正在运行的 cscreen 访问。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2022-21946 (1)
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