Description
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.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T18:06:27.206Z
Reserved: 2006-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2006-2916
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Status : Modified
Published: 2006-06-15T10:02:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2006-2916
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