CVE-2016-20015: Race Condition
First published: Tue Sep 20 2022(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Smokeping Smokeping | <=2.7.3-r1 |
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