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MEDIUM · 5.3

CVE-2022-21946

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 g...

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.

CVSS Score

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
OpensuseCscreen>= 1.2, <= 1.3
OpensuseFactory-

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-732

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2022-21946?

CVE-2022-21946 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). 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 g...

How severe is CVE-2022-21946?

CVE-2022-21946 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2022-21946?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Opensuse Cscreen, Opensuse Factory.