Ubuntu Security Update USN-7978-1: GNU Screen vulnerabilities

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It was discovered that GNU Screen incorrectly handled signals when setuid or setgid privileges were being used, which is not the default in Ubuntu. A local attacker could use this issue to send privileged signals, possibly leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-24626) It was discovered that GNU Screen incorrectly handled PTY permissions. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to connect to an unauthorized screen session. (CVE-2025-46802) It was discovered that GNU Screen incorrectly handled file access when setuid privileges were being used, which is not the default in Ubuntu. A local attacker could use this issue to deduce information about certain file paths. (CVE-2025-46804) It was discovered that GNU Screen incorrectly handled signals when setuid privileges were being used, which is not the default in Ubuntu. A local attacker could use this issue to send privileged signals, possibly leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2025-46805)

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