GKSu 2.0.2, when sudo-mode is not enabled, uses (double quote) characters in a gksu-run-helper argument, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands in certain situations involving an untrusted substring within this argument, as demonstrated by an untrusted filename encountered during installation of a VirtualBox extension pack.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gksu | Nongnu | 2.0.2 (including) | 2.0.2 (including) |
| Gksu | Ubuntu | artful | * |
| Gksu | Ubuntu | esm-apps/xenial | * |
| Gksu | Ubuntu | esm-infra-legacy/trusty | * |
| Gksu | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Gksu | Ubuntu | precise | * |
| Gksu | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Gksu | Ubuntu | trusty/esm | * |
| Gksu | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Gksu | Ubuntu | utopic | * |
| Gksu | Ubuntu | vivid | * |
| Gksu | Ubuntu | wily | * |
| Gksu | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Gksu | Ubuntu | yakkety | * |
| Gksu | Ubuntu | zesty | * |