CVE-2006-2916 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users can gain root privileges because artswrapper fails to verify the setuid call, preventing privilege dropping.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-2916?
CVE-2006-2916 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Jun 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-273
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2916?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kde Arts.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2916?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2916 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-2916 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2916 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4532-mwp5-jccg.