{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23220","details":"USBView 2.1 before 2.2 allows some local users (e.g., ones logged in via SSH) to execute arbitrary code as root because certain Polkit settings (e.g., allow_any=yes) for pkexec disable the authentication requirement. Code execution can, for example, use the --gtk-module option. This affects Ubuntu, Debian, and Gentoo.","modified":"2026-02-04T02:37:19.507628Z","published":"2022-01-21T00:00:00Z","related":["USN-5249-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2022-23220"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-23220"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5249-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23220"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"usbview","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/usbview@2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-1ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-1ubuntu1.1"}]}],"versions":["2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-1ubuntu1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"usbview","binary_version":"2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-1ubuntu1.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2022/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23220.json"}},{"package":{"name":"usbview","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/usbview@2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-2ubuntu0.20.04.1?arch=source&distro=focal"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-2ubuntu0.20.04.1"}]}],"versions":["2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-1ubuntu1","2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"usbview","binary_version":"2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-2ubuntu0.20.04.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2022/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23220.json"}},{"package":{"name":"usbview","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/usbview@2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-2ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=jammy"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-2ubuntu1"}]}],"versions":["2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_version":"2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-2ubuntu1","binary_name":"usbview"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2022/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23220.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"high"}]}