fkie_cve-2006-2916
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2006-06-15 10:02
Modified
2025-04-03 01:03
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://dot.kde.org/1150310128/Not Applicable
cve@mitre.orghttp://mail.gnome.org/archives/beast/2006-December/msg00025.htmlMailing List
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/20677Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/20786Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/20827Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/20868Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/20899Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/25032Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/25059Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-22.xmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1016298Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.468256Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-22.xmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20060614-2.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:107Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_38_security.htmlBroken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/26506Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437362/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18429Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23697Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2357Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0409Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27221Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://dot.kde.org/1150310128/Not Applicable
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://mail.gnome.org/archives/beast/2006-December/msg00025.htmlMailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20677Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20786Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20827Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20868Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20899Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/25032Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/25059Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-22.xmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1016298Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.468256Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-22.xmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20060614-2.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:107Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_38_security.htmlBroken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/26506Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437362/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18429Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23697Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2357Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0409Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27221Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
kde arts 1.0
kde arts 1.2
linux linux_kernel *



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