In BMC Patrol before 9.13.10.02, the binary "listguests64" is configured with the setuid bit. However, when executing it, it will look for a binary named "virsh" using the PATH environment variable. The "listguests64" program will then run "virsh" using root privileges. This allows local users to elevate their privileges to root.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-10440 In BMC Patrol before 9.13.10.02, the binary "listguests64" is configured with the setuid bit. However, when executing it, it will look for a binary named "virsh" using the PATH environment variable. The "listguests64" program will then run "virsh" using root privileges. This allows local users to elevate their privileges to root.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:59:03.066Z

Reserved: 2016-11-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-9638

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-12-02T17:59:00.167

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-9638

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