Description
A privilege escalation to root exists in Eternal Terminal prior to version 6.2.0. This is due to the combination of a race condition, buffer overflow, and logic bug all in PipeSocketHandler::listen().
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Gauci | Eternal Terminal | unspecified – < 6.2.0 | 6.2.0 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP4 | EternalTerminal | 6.2.1-bp154.2.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2022:10185-1 |
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP3 | EternalTerminal | 6.2.1-bp153.2.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2022:10187-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | EternalTerminal | 6.2.1-2.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:12269-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | EternalTerminal | 6.2.1-bp154.2.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2022:10185-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | EternalTerminal | 6.2.1-bp153.2.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2022:10187-1 |
Advisories 3
- openSUSE-SU-2024:12269-1 EternalTerminal-6.2.1-2.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2022:10185-1 Security update for EternalTerminal SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2022:10187-1 Security update for EternalTerminal SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025