Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 21, 2022· Updated Aug 3, 2024
CVE-2022-23220
CVE-2022-23220
Description
USBView 2.1 before 2.2 allows some local users (e.g., ones logged in via SSH) to execute arbitrary code as root because certain Polkit settings (e.g., allow_any=yes) for pkexec disable the authentication requirement. Code execution can, for example, use the --gtk-module option. This affects Ubuntu, Debian, and Gentoo.
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Affected products
3- USBView/USBViewdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
5- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-15mitrevendor-advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5052mitrevendor-advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/22/1mitremailing-list
- github.com/gregkh/usbview/commit/bf374fa4e5b9a756789dfd88efa93806a395463bmitre
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/21/1mitre
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