| Name | CVE-2015-2831 |
| Description | Buffer overflow in das_watchdog 0.9.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges via a large string in the XAUTHORITY environment variable. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-194-1, DSA-3221-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 781806 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| das-watchdog (PTS) | buster, bookworm, bullseye | 0.9.0-3.2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 0.9.0-4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
Upstream commit: https://github.com/kmatheussen/das_watchdog/commit/bd20bb02e75e2c
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/01/8