All errata/p9/ALT-PU-2019-3123-1
ALT-PU-2019-3123-1

Package update man-db in branch p9

Version2.8.5-alt2
Published2019-11-12
Max severityHIGH
Severity:

Closed issues (1)

CVE-2018-25078
HIGH7.8

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.)

Published: 2023-01-26Modified: 2025-04-02
CVSS 3.xHIGH 7.8
CVSS:3.x/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H