| Name | CVE-2006-2916 |
| Description | artswrapper in aRts, when running setuid root on Linux 2.6.0 or later versions, does not check the return value of the setuid function call, which allows local users to gain root privileges by causing setuid to fail, which prevents artsd from dropping privileges. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 374003 |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| arts | source | sarge | (not affected) | |||
| arts | source | (unstable) | 1.5.3-2 | low | 374003 |
[sarge] - arts <not-affected> (Not setuid root in Debian)
artswrapper is not suid root by default, but README.Debian describes it