CVE-2023-24626

Medium

Description

socket.c in GNU Screen through 4.9.0, when installed setuid or setgid (the default on platforms such as Arch Linux and FreeBSD), allows local users to send a privileged SIGHUP signal to any PID, causing a denial of service or disruption of the target process.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
ProductGnu Screen
PublishedApr 8, 2023
First seenApr 8, 2023
Weakness typeCWE-732CWE-732

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
gnu screenv ≤ 4.9.0—

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