Vulnerability in screen before 3.9.10, related to a multi-attach error, allows local…
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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
Vulnerability in screen before 3.9.10, related to a multi-attach error, allows local users to gain root privileges when there is a subdirectory under /tmp/screens/.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00331 26th 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 · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
- 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
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-1012
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-479c-fx42-r8p8
References
Advisory 1
More Suse Linux vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-11209 Rsync: info leak via uninitialized stack contents CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-00415 Buffer overflow in the logging capability for the DHCP daemon (DHCPD) for ISC DHCP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2004-00844 McAfee Anti-Virus Engine DATS drivers before 4398 released on Oct 13th 2004 and DATS… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-11211 Rsync: path traversal vulnerability in rsync CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-00897 Integer overflow in GD Graphics Library libgd 2.0.28 (libgd2), and possibly other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2000-00664 rpc.statd in the nfs-utils package in various Linux distributions does not properly… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2001-1012 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-1012 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-479c-fx42-r8p8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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