CVE-2022-24951
Security update for EternalTerminal
A race condition exists in Eternal Terminal prior to version 6.2.0 which allows a local attacker to hijack Eternal Terminal's IPC socket, enabling access to Eternal Terminal clients which attempt to connect in the future.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- 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 race condition exists in Eternal Terminal prior to version 6.2.0 which allows a local attacker to hijack Eternal Terminal's IPC socket, enabling access to Eternal Terminal clients which attempt to connect in the future.
- Record
CVE-2022-24951- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A race condition exists in Eternal Terminal prior to version 6.2.0 which allows a local attacker to hijack Eternal Terminal's IPC socket, enabling access to Eternal Terminal clients which attempt to connect in the future.
- Record
CVE-2022-24951- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-29704 No score
A race condition exists in Eternal Terminal prior to version 6.2.0 which allows a local attacker to hijack Eternal Terminal's IPC socket, enabling access to Eternal Terminal clients which attempt to connect in the future.
- Record
EUVD-2022-29704- Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV No score
A race condition exists in Eternal Terminal prior to version 6.2.0 which allows a local attacker to hijack Eternal Terminal's IPC socket, enabling access to Eternal Terminal clients which attempt to connect in the future.
- Record
CVE-2022-24951- 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-2022-24951 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) 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 0.28%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/metaredteam/external-disclosures/security/advisories/GHSA-546v-59j5-g95q
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/16/1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24951
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/OHYD4A5UEJOUE57LY64OW2WI6GAVBOMR
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bugzilla.suse.com/1202432
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-24949