vulnerability
Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2025-49809: Important priority package update for mtr
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jul 4, 2025 | Jul 30, 2025 | Jul 30, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jul 4, 2025
Added
Jul 30, 2025
Modified
Jul 30, 2025
Description
mtr through 0.95, in certain privileged contexts, mishandles execution of a program specified by the MTR_PACKET environment variable. NOTE: mtr on macOS may often have Sudo rules, as an indirect consequence of Homebrew not installing setuid binaries.
A possible privilege escalation flaw was found in the MTR networking tool. This issue occurs in rare cases when the package is configured to run with sudo rules instead of setuid and stems from its improper handling in the execution of a program specified by the MTR_PACKET environment variable.
A possible privilege escalation flaw was found in the MTR networking tool. This issue occurs in rare cases when the package is configured to run with sudo rules instead of setuid and stems from its improper handling in the execution of a program specified by the MTR_PACKET environment variable.
Solutions
amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-mtramazon-linux-2023-upgrade-mtr-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-mtr-debugsourceamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-mtr-gtkamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-mtr-gtk-debuginfo
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