Vulnerability · Published May 26, 2025 · Assigned by suse
CVE-2025-46802Temporary chown() of users' TTY to mode 0666 allows PTY hijacking in screen
Medium 6.0
In plain English
A medium-severity incorrect permission assignment in SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 from SUSE. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.0Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
For a short time they PTY is set to mode 666, allowing any user on the system to connect to the screen session.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | screen | 4.9.1_git20250512-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-46802 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | screen | 5.0.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-46802 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | screen | 5.0.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-46802 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | screen | 5.0.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-46802 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | screen | 5.0.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-46802 |
| Debian:12 | screen | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-46802 |
| Debian:13 | screen | 4.9.1-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-46802 |
| Debian:14 | screen | 4.9.1-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-46802 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | screen | 4.9.0-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-7978-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | screen | 4.9.0-1ubuntu0.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-46802 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | screen | 4.9.1-1ubuntu1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-46802 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | screen | 4.9.1-1ubuntu1 | USN-7978-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | ? – before 4.6.2-150000.5.8.1 |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | ? – before 4.6.2-150000.5.8.1 |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | ? – before 4.6.2-150000.5.8.1 |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | ? – before 4.6.2-150000.5.8.1 |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | ? – before 4.6.2-150000.5.8.1 |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 | ? – before 4.6.2-150000.5.8.1 |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | ? – before 4.6.2-150000.5.8.1 |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 | ? – before 4.6.2-150000.5.8.1 |
Weakness: CWE-732 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N