CVE-2011-1496
MediumPublished
tmux 1.3 and 1.4 does not properly drop group privileges, which allows local users to gain utmp group privileges via a filename to the -S command-line option.
- Published
- Apr 18, 2011
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Evidence observed
- Apr 11, 2011
Primary CVSS
4.6/ 10Medium
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P1.0%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 59.2%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
tmux 1.3 and 1.4 does not properly drop group privileges, which allows local users to gain utmp group privileges via a filename to the -S command-line option.
Sources
1ph0x90bic · linux · Apr 11, 2011
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