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.
References
Link Resource
https://bugs.gentoo.org/602652 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-09-20T17:01:47

Updated: 2022-09-20T18:13:57

Reserved: 2022-09-20T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2016-20015

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2022-09-20T18:15:09.897

Modified: 2022-09-22T00:19:34.010


Link: CVE-2016-20015

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