CVE-2011-2922 | BDVDB-2026-126285 Detail
ktsussktsuss
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2922
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2922
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/cve/CVE-2011-2922
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49151
- https://lwn.net/Articles/477678/
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-LINUX-KTSUSS-174466
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/109154/Gentoo-Linux-Security-Advisory-201201-15.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.