CVE-2006-2916
artswrapper in aRts, when running setuid root on Linux 2.6.0 or later versions, does not check the return value of the setuid function call, which allows local users to gain root privileges by causing setuid to fail, which prevents artsd from dropping…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
artswrapper in aRts, when running setuid root on Linux 2.6.0 or later versions, does not check the return value of the setuid function call, which allows local users to gain root privileges by causing setuid to fail, which prevents artsd from dropping privileges.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 32th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-273
- Affected
- kde/arts
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://dot.kde.org/1150310128/Not Applicable
- http://mail.gnome.org/archives/beast/2006-December/msg00025.htmlMailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20677Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20786Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20827Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20868Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20899Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25032Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25059Broken Link
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-22.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016298Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.468256Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-22.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20060614-2.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:107Third Party Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_38_security.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.osvdb.org/26506Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437362/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18429Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23697Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2357Broken Link
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0409Broken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27221Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://dot.kde.org/1150310128/Not Applicable
- http://mail.gnome.org/archives/beast/2006-December/msg00025.htmlMailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20677Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20786Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20827Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20868Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20899Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.