Improper Access Control Affecting man-db package, versions [,2.7.6.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MANDB-2383229
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed28 Sept 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 28 Sep 2017

CVE-2015-1336  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade man-db to version 2.7.6.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Access Control. The daily mandb cleanup job in Man-db before 2.7.6.1-1 as packaged in Ubuntu and Debian allows local users with access to the man account to gain privileges via vectors involving insecure chown use.

CVSS Scores

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