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CVE-2016-20015

Published: 2022-09-20T18:15Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T02:47Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
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. > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt