# CVE-2023-24626: socket.c in GNU Screen through 4.9.0, when installed setuid or setgid (the default on platforms such as Arch Linux and FreeBSD), allows loca

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2023-04-08 · Updated: 2025-05-09

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

socket.c in GNU Screen through 4.9.0, when installed setuid or setgid (the default on platforms such as Arch Linux and FreeBSD), allows local users to send a privileged SIGHUP signal to any PID, causing a denial of service or disruption of the target process.

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## Related

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## References

- https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?63195
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git/patch/?id=e9ad41bfedb4537a6f0de20f00b27c7739f168f7
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51252

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