SUSE: 2025:02016-1 moderate: fix for screen TTY hijacking issue
suse
June 19, 2025
* bsc#1242269 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-46802
Summary
## This update for screen fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: * CVE-2025-46802: temporary `chmod` of a user's TTY to mode 0666 when attempting to attach to a multi-user session allows for TTY hijacking (bsc#1242269). Other issues fixed: * Use TTY file descriptor passing after a suspend (`MSG_CONT`). * Fix resume after suspend in multi-user mode. ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-2016=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-2016=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-2016=1
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1242269
Cross-
* CVE-2025-46802
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2025-46802 ( SUSE ): 5.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2025-46802 ( SUSE ): 6.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
* CVE-2025-46802 ( NVD ): 5.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/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
* CVE-2025-46802 ( NVD ): 6.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Affected Products:
* Basesystem Module 15-SP6
* Basesystem Module 15-SP7
* openSUSE Leap 15.6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02016-1
Release Date: 2025-06-19T07:14:49Z
Rating: moderate
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