vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-14484: GIMPS: Root privilege escalation
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Sep 15, 2017 | Oct 30, 2017 | Aug 13, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Sep 15, 2017
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Aug 13, 2025
Description
A local attacker who does not belong to the root group, but has the
ability to modify the /var/lib/gimps directory can escalate privileges to
the root group.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-sci-mathematics-gimps
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