ktsuss versions 1.4 and prior spawns the GTK interface to run as root
Published Nov 19, 2019
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.68%
Description
ktsuss versions 1.4 and prior spawns the GTK interface to run as root. This can allow a local attacker to escalate privileges to root and use the "GTK_MODULES" environment variable to possibly execute arbitrary code.
Affected products
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- Version 1.4 and priorStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
- ≤ 1.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.68% (0.00684) | 50.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.68% (0.00684) | 47.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00056) | 14.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.50% (0.01505) | 73.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 3, 2023 | 1.50% (0.01505) | 73.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.50% (0.01505) | 71.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.50% (0.01505) | 50.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2922 x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- https://lwn.net/Articles/477678/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/109154/Gentoo-Linux-Security-Advisory-201201-15.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/cve/CVE-2011-2922 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2922 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-LINUX-KTSUSS-174466 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49151 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2922 | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| https://lwn.net/Articles/477678/ | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/109154/Gentoo-Linux-Security-Advisory-201201-15.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/cve/CVE-2011-2922 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2922 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-LINUX-KTSUSS-174466 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49151 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
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