Summary
Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2023 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-46802: For a short time they PTY is set to mode 666, allowing any user on the system to connect to the screen session.
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | screen | 0:4.8.0-5.amzn2023.0.4 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | screen-debuginfo | 0:4.8.0-5.amzn2023.0.4 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | screen-debugsource | 0:4.8.0-5.amzn2023.0.4 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Medium 6.0
Temporary chown() of users' TTY to mode 0666 allows PTY hijacking in screen
For a short time they PTY is set to mode 666, allowing any user on the system to connect to the screen session.
References
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web
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2025-46802.html