Format string vulnerability in man in some Linux distributions allows local users to gain…
Priority LOW 34Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Format string vulnerability in man in some Linux distributions allows local users to gain privileges via a malformed -l parameter.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01063 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:68k:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:arm:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:powerpc:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.4 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:68k:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:arm:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:powerpc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0193
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xgp2-f259-4rjq
References
Sources
- CVE-2001-0193 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-0193 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xgp2-f259-4rjq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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