vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2020-36657: uptimed: Root Privilege Escalation
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jan 26, 2023 | May 4, 2023 | Aug 13, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jan 26, 2023
Added
May 4, 2023
Modified
Aug 13, 2025
Description
uptimed before 0.4.6-r1 on Gentoo allows local users (with access to the uptimed user account) to gain root privileges by creating a hard link within the /var/spool/uptimed directory, because there is an unsafe chown -R call.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-misc-uptimed
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