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.
Published: 2006-06-15
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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cve-icon MITRE

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

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-01-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2006-2916 - Bugzilla

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