usbview: USBView 2.1 before 2.2 allows some local users (e.g., ones logged in via SSH) to execute arbitrary code as root becau...
CVE-2022-23220 is fixed in usbview on 1 platform, first by usbview 2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-1ubuntu1.1, released January 20, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
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.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| usbview · Debian 11.6 (bullseye) | 2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-2+deb11u1 | DSA-5052-1 | Jan 21, 2022 |
| usbview · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-2.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-23220 | Jan 21, 2022 |
| usbview · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-2.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-23220 | Jan 21, 2022 |
| usbview · Debian 14 | 2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-2.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-23220 | Jan 21, 2022 |
| usbview · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-1ubuntu1.1 | usbview 2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-1ubuntu1.1 | Jan 20, 2022 |
| usbview · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-2ubuntu0.20.04.1 | usbview 2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-2ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Jan 20, 2022 |
| usbview · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-2ubuntu1 | usbview 2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-2ubuntu1 | Jan 20, 2022 |
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