Name: CVE-2016-20015: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2016-20015, CWE-362, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.00302

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	—	Upgrade smokeping	Mar 21, 2024	Sep 20, 2022

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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