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CVE-2020-36657
Published: Jan 25, 2023
Modified: Apr 1, 2025
PUBLISHED
Description
uptimed before 0.4.6-r1 on Gentoo allows local users (with access to the uptimed user account) to gain root privileges by creating a hard link within the /var/spool/uptimed directory, because there is an unsafe chown -R call.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
GLSA-202305-14
vendor-advisory
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