In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript uses a PID file that is writable by the smokeping user. By writing arbitrary PIDs to that file, the smokeping user can cause a denial of service to arbitrary PIDs when the service is stopped.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade smokeping | Mar 21, 2024 | Sep 20, 2022 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-analyzer/smokeping. | Sep 26, 2022 | Sep 20, 2022 |
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