man-db before 2.8.5 on Gentoo allows local users (with access to the man user account) to gain root privileges because /usr/bin/mandb is executed by root but not owned by root. (Also, the owner can strip the setuid and setgid bits.)
References
Link | Resource |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org/662438 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-08 |
Configurations
History
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Information
Published : 2023-01-26 21:15
Updated : 2023-10-08 09:15
NVD link : CVE-2018-25078
Mitre link : CVE-2018-25078
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-25078
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Products Affected
man-db_project
- man-db
CWE