| Name | CVE-2018-25078 |
| Description | 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.) |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| man-db (PTS) | buster | 2.8.5-2 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 2.8.5-2+deb10u1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 2.9.4-2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.11.2-2 | fixed |
| trixie | 2.12.0-3 | fixed |
| sid | 2.12.1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| man-db | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- man-db <not-affected> (Gentoo-specific packaging issue)