CVE-2025-46802
Publication date 8 May 2025
Last updated 3 July 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
For a short time they PTY is set to mode 666, allowing any user on the system to connect to the screen session.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| screen | 25.10 questing |
Needs evaluation
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| 25.04 plucky |
Needs evaluation
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
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Notes
mdeslaur
This CVE also affects older versions, not just 5.0.0 The commit listed below may introduce a regression, see oss-security post
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
6.0 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |