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.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5052
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/22/1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-15
Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/gregkh/usbview/commit/bf374fa4e5b9a756789dfd88efa93806a395463b
Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/21/1
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0008
EPSS Percentile
22.7%
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-306
Status
published
Products (1)
usbview_project/usbview
< 2.2
Published
Jan 21, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026