| Name | CVE-2020-36657 |
| Description | uptimed before 0.4.6-r1 on Gentoo allows local users (with access to the uptimed user account) to gain root privileges by creating a hard link within the /var/spool/uptimed directory, because there is an unsafe chown -R call. |
| 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 |
|---|
| uptimed (PTS) | buster | 1:0.4.1-1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1:0.4.3-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie, bookworm | 1:0.4.6-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| uptimed | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- uptimed <not-affected> (Gentoo-specific)