CVE-2018-0492
Publication date 3 April 2018
Last updated 17 July 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Johnathan Nightingale beep through 1.3.4, if setuid, has a race condition that allows local privilege escalation.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| beep | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 1.3-4+deb9u1~build0.16.04.1
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 1.3-3+deb8u1build0.14.04.1
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.0 · High
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |