DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1845

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1845
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1845.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1845
Upstream
Published
2008-04-16T17:05:00Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:16:10Z
Summary
[none]
Details

The Korn shell (aka mksh) before R33d on MirOS (aka MirBSD) does not flush the tty's I/O when invoking mksh in a new terminal, which allows local users to gain privileges by opening a virtual terminal and entering command sequences, which might later be executed in opportunistic circumstances by a different user who launches mksh and specifies that terminal with the -T option.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / mksh

Package

Name
mksh
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mksh?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
33.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / mksh

Package

Name
mksh
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mksh?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
33.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / mksh

Package

Name
mksh
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mksh?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
33.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:14 / mksh

Package

Name
mksh
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mksh?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
33.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}