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CVE-2006-2916

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Record status
Published
Identifier year (not publication year)
2006
Source publication
Source updated
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Source snapshot
cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·

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CNA source text (English)

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.

Scoped product and version facts

Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.

Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.

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Default status
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