CVE-2022-40297

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Summary

CVECVE-2022-40297
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-09-09 00:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:52:00 UTC
Description** DISPUTED ** UBports Ubuntu Touch 16.04 allows the screen-unlock passcode to be used for a privileged shell via Sudo. This passcode is only four digits, far below typical length/complexity for a user account's password. NOTE: a third party states "The described attack cannot be executed as demonstrated."

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-269

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Ubports Ubuntu Touch 16.04 All All All

References

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GitHub - filipkarc/PoC-ubuntutouch-pin-privesc: Proof of Concept: Privilage escalation in Ubuntu Touch 16.04 - by PIN Bruteforce MISC github.com
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