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DEBIAN-CVE-2025-46804
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-46804
PUBLISHED
CVSS 2 LOW
Record from OSV · Published May 26, 2025
A minor information leak when running Screen with setuid-root privileges allows unprivileged users to deduce information about a path that would otherwise not be available. Affected are older Screen versions, as well as version 5.0.0.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| screen | Debian:13 | 4.9.1-3 |
| screen | Debian:14 | 4.9.1-3 |
Risk scores
CVSS 4.0
2
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | screen | 0 |
| Debian:14 | screen | 0 |
| Debian:12 | screen | 4.9.0-4, 4.9.1-1, 4.9.1-1+hurd.1 |
Timeline
- May 26, 2025 CVE Published
- Sep 1, 2026 CVE Updated
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