CVE-2018-25078
Publication date 26 January 2023
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
man-db before 2.8.5 on Gentoo allows local users (with access to the man user account) to gain root privileges because /usr/bin/mandb is executed by root but not owned by root. (Also, the owner can strip the setuid and setgid bits.)
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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man-db | ||
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
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Notes
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.8 · High |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |