CVE-2006-1656

Publication date 6 April 2006

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Description

vserver in util-vserver 0.30.209 executes a command as root when the suexec userid parameter is invalid and non-numeric, which might cause local users to inadvertently execute dangerous commands as root.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
util-vserver 7.04 feisty
Not affected
6.10 edgy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

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