CVE-2018-0492 Race condition in beep
A race condition in the setuid beep utility allows local attackers to escalate privileges to root.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-0492?
CVE-2018-0492 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 3 Apr 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Johnathan Nightingale beep through 1.3.4, if setuid, has a race condition that allows local privilege escalation.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0492?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Beep Project Beep, Debian Debian Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0492?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2018-0492 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0492 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-0492, DLA-1338-1, DSA-4163-1, GHSA-wcqx-v7mj-x2h4, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-0492.