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CVE-2016-10151
Published: Mar 1, 2017
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The hesiod_init function in lib/hesiod.c in Hesiod 3.2.1 compares EUID with UID to determine whether to use configurations from environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges via the (1) HESIOD_CONFIG or (2) HES_DOMAIN environment variable and leveraging certain SUID/SGUID binary.
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References
https://github.com/achernya/hesiod/pull/9
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332508
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90952
vdb-entry
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[oss-security] 20170120 Re: CVE Request: two flaws in hesiod permitting privilege elevation
mailing-list
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GLSA-201805-01
vendor-advisory
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