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CVE-2018-25078
Published: Jan 25, 2023
Modified: Apr 2, 2025
PUBLISHED
Description
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.)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
GLSA-202310-08
vendor-advisory
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