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.
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
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Debian | 9 | all | gksu | <= 2.0.2-9 | gksu_2.0.2-9_all.deb |