CVE-2011-2922
HIGHktsuss < 1.4 - Privilege Escalation via GTK_MODULES Environment Variable
Title source: llmDescription
ktsuss versions 1.4 and prior spawns the GTK interface to run as root. This can allow a local attacker to escalate privileges to root and use the "GTK_MODULES" environment variable to possibly execute arbitrary code.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2922
Broken Link x_refsource_misc
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2922
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/cve/CVE-2011-2922
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49151
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://lwn.net/Articles/477678/
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-LINUX-KTSUSS-174466
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/109154/Gentoo-Linux-Security-Advisory-201201-15.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0068
EPSS Percentile
48.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (1)
ktsuss_project/ktsuss
< 1.4
Published
Nov 19, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026