CVE-2016-20015

 

Published at: - 20-09-2022 08:15

Last modified: - 22-09-2022 02:19

Total changes: - 2

Description

In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript allows the smokeping user to gain ownership of any file, allowing for the smokeping user to gain root privileges. There is a race condition involving /var/lib/smokeping and chown.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• https://bugs.gentoo.org/602652

 

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CVE-2016-20015

 

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