CVE-2016-20015

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript allows the smokeping user to gain ownership of any file, allowing for the smokeping user to gain root privileges. There is a race condition involving /var/lib/smokeping and chown.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-362

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

https://bugs.gentoo.org/602652Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/602652Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 20, 2022
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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