CVE-2016-20015

Published Sep 20, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript allows the smokeping user to gain ownership of any file, allowing for the smokeping user to gain root privileges. There is a race condition involving /var/lib/smokeping and chown.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-3103 In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript allows the smokeping user to gain ownership of any file, allowing for the smokeping user to gain root privileges. There is a race condition involving /var/lib/smokeping and chown.
References
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-362
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses
  • CWE-362

    Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

  • NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
May 29, 2025, 1:24 PM
Reserved
Sep 20, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 20, 2022, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:43 AM