Description
pt_chown in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.18 does not properly check permissions for tty files, which allows local users to change the permission on the files and obtain access to arbitrary pseudo-terminals by leveraging a FUSE file system.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.6/10
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 9, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified