Local code execution via TOCTOU race
Published Jan 15, 2025 · Updated Jan 15, 2025
TOCTOU race condition in Dell Display Manager before 2.3.2.20 allows local users to execute code, with privilege escalation also reported. Dell has not disclosed the affected code locus, the checked resource, or the operation that later uses it, so the race mechanism is not publicly characterized beyond the TOCTOU class. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access, high-complexity race timing, and user interaction; successful exploitation executes code and can raise privileges.
Summary
What happened
TOCTOU race condition in Dell Display Manager before 2.3.2.20 allows local users to execute code, with privilege escalation also reported. Dell has not disclosed the affected code locus, the checked resource, or the operation that later uses it, so the race mechanism is not publicly characterized beyond the TOCTOU class. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access, high-complexity race timing, and user interaction; successful exploitation executes code and can raise privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-22394
- Published
- Jan 15, 2025
- Updated
- Jan 15, 2025
- Vendor
- Dell
- Product
- Dell Display Manager
- Classifications
- CWE-367, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 15, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 15, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=N/A <2.3.2.20
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