wall in util-linux through 2.40, often installed with setgid tty permissions, allows escape sequences to be sent to other users' terminals through argv.

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

• CISA KEV Not listed.
• EPSS 0.022, the 82nd percentile, on 5 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

This record came from the full history of the CVE Program, published 27 Mar 2024. New records show when each source confirmed them.

Sources

• CVE List: CVE-2024-28085
• NVD: CVE-2024-28085

References from the CNA

• people.rit.edu/sjf5462/6831711781/wall_2_27_2024.txt
• github.com/util-linux/util-linux/security/advisories/GHSA-xv2h-c6ww-mrjq
• mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/
• www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/5
• github.com/skyler-ferrante/CVE-2024-28085
• lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00005.html mailing-list
• www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/28/1 mailing-list
• www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/6 mailing-list
• www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/9 mailing-list
• www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/8 mailing-list
• www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/7 mailing-list
• www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/28/2 mailing-list
• www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/28/3 mailing-list
• www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/5 mailing-list
• security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240531-0003/

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