CVE-2001-1012: Suse Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Vulnerability in screen before 3.9.10, related to a multi-attach error, allows local users to gain root privileges when there is a subdirectory under /tmp/screens/.

Affected products

• Suse Suse Linux: version 6.3 only; version 6.4 only; version 7.0 only; version 7.1 only; version 7.2 only

Published 2001-09-05. Last modified 2026-06-16.