Summary
It was discovered that USBView allowed unprivileged users to run usbview as
root. A local attacker could use this vulnerability to gain administrative
privileges or cause a denial of service.
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS | usbview | 2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-1ubuntu1.1 |
| Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS | usbview | 2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-2ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —
USBView 2.1 before 2.2 allows some local users (e.g., ones logged in via SSH) to execute arbitrary code as root because…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-23220