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title: "CVE-2006-2607\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2006-2607

Publication date 25 May 2006

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

do\_command.c in Vixie cron (vixie-cron) 4.1 does not check the return code
of a setuid call, which might allow local users to gain root privileges if
setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits, as
originally demonstrated by a program that exceeds the process limits as
defined in /etc/security/limits.conf.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-2607?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| cron | 9.04 jaunty | Fixed 3.0pl1-105ubuntu1.1 |
| 8.10 intrepid | Fixed 3.0pl1-104+ubuntu5.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 3.0pl1-100ubuntu2.1 |
| 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 7.04 feisty | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 6.10 edgy | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 3.0pl1-92ubuntu1.1 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-2607?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [jdstrand](https://launchpad.net/~jdstrand)

was mistakenly marked not-affected. 3.0pl1-64 added checks for
setuid() failing, but did not add the checks for setgid() or initgroups()

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| cron | * Other:   <http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=134194> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2607)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2607)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2006-2607)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-2607)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-778-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-778-1)
+ cron vulnerability
+ 1 June 2009

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2607>