Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 18, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-1496
CVE-2011-1496
Description
tmux 1.3 and 1.4 does not properly drop group privileges, which allows local users to gain utmp group privileges via a filename to the -S command-line option.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:nicholas_marriott:tmux:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:nicholas_marriott:tmux:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nicholas_marriott:tmux:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
12- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17147nvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/44081nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/44239nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0897nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1002nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1015nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058367.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058452.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058548.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2212nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/47283nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66693nvd
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