CVE-2022-24949
Security update for EternalTerminal
A privilege escalation to root exists in Eternal Terminal prior to version 6.2.0. This is due to the combination of a race condition, buffer overflow, and logic bug all in PipeSocketHandler::listen().
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A privilege escalation to root exists in Eternal Terminal prior to version 6.2.0. This is due to the combination of a race condition, buffer overflow, and logic bug all in PipeSocketHandler::listen().
- Record
CVE-2022-24949- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-362, CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A privilege escalation to root exists in Eternal Terminal prior to version 6.2.0. This is due to the combination of a race condition, buffer overflow, and logic bug all in PipeSocketHandler::listen().
- Record
CVE-2022-24949- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-29702 No score
A privilege escalation to root exists in Eternal Terminal prior to version 6.2.0. This is due to the combination of a race condition, buffer overflow, and logic bug all in PipeSocketHandler::listen().
- Record
EUVD-2022-29702- Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV No score
A privilege escalation to root exists in Eternal Terminal prior to version 6.2.0. This is due to the combination of a race condition, buffer overflow, and logic bug all in PipeSocketHandler::listen().
- Record
CVE-2022-24949- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2022:10185-1 No score
Security update for EternalTerminal
This update for EternalTerminal fixes the following issues:
Update to 6.2.1:
- CVE-2022-24949: Fixed race condition allows local attacker to hijack IPC socket (boo#1202435)
- CVE-2022-24950: Fixed privilege escalation to root (boo#1202434)
- CVE-2022-24951: Fixed DoS triggered remotely by invalid sequence numbers (boo#1202433)
- CVE-2022-24952: Fixed race condition allows authenticated attacker to hijack other users' SSH authorization socket (boo#1202432)
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2022:10185-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2022:10187-1 No score
Security update for EternalTerminal
This update for EternalTerminal fixes the following issues:
Update to 6.2.1:
- CVE-2022-24949: Fixed race condition allows local attacker to hijack IPC socket (boo#1202435)
- CVE-2022-24950: Fixed privilege escalation to root (boo#1202434)
- CVE-2022-24951: Fixed DoS triggered remotely by invalid sequence numbers (boo#1202433)
- CVE-2022-24952: Fixed race condition allows authenticated attacker to hijack other users' SSH authorization socket (boo#1202432)
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2022:10187-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12269-1 No score
EternalTerminal-6.2.1-2.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the EternalTerminal-6.2.1-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12269-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
EternalTerminalSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP4 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 6.2.1-bp154.2.3.1 | 6.2.1-bp154.2.3.1 |
EternalTerminalopenSUSE:Leap 15.4 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 6.2.1-bp154.2.3.1 | 6.2.1-bp154.2.3.1 |
EternalTerminalSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP3 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 6.2.1-bp153.2.3.1 | 6.2.1-bp153.2.3.1 |
EternalTerminalopenSUSE:Leap 15.3 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 6.2.1-bp153.2.3.1 | 6.2.1-bp153.2.3.1 |
EternalTerminalopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 6.2.1-2.1 | 6.2.1-2.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-24949 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Eternal Terminal Project Terminal, published August 16, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.08%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/MisterTea/EternalTerminal/commit/900348bb8bc96e1c7ba4888ac8480f643c43d3c3
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24949
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/OHYD4A5UEJOUE57LY64OW2WI6GAVBOMR
bugzilla.suse.com/1202432
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