High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 21, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
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
4- USBView/USBViewdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- github.com/gregkh/usbview/commit/bf374fa4e5b9a756789dfd88efa93806a395463bnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/21/1nvdExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/22/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-15nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5052nvdThird Party Advisory
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