Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 19, 2019· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2011-2921

Description

ktsuss versions 1.4 and prior has the uid set to root and does not drop privileges prior to executing user specified commands, which can result in command execution with root privileges.

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Affected products

Ktsuss Project/Ktsuss
cpe:2.3:a:ktsuss_project:ktsuss:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=1.4
Heimdal/Ktsussllm-create2 versions
<=1.4+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=1.4
- (no CPE)range: 1.4 and prior

Patches

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References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/154307/ktsuss-Suid-Privilege-Escalation.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2921nvdBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2921nvdThird Party Advisory

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