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    CVE-2006-2916

    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.

    Published:Jun 15, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Jun 15, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.00145
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Kde
    Product
    Arts
    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    References

    http://dot.kde.org/1150310128/
    http://mail.gnome.org/archives/beast/2006-December/msg00025.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20677
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20786
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20827
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20868
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20899
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25032
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25059
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-22.xml
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016298
    http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.468256
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-22.xml
    http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20060614-2.txt
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:107
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_38_security.html
    http://www.osvdb.org/26506
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437362/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18429
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23697
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2357
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0409
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27221
    http://dot.kde.org/1150310128/
    http://mail.gnome.org/archives/beast/2006-December/msg00025.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20677
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20786
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20827
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20868
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20899
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25032
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25059
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-22.xml
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016298
    http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.468256
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-22.xml
    http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20060614-2.txt
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:107
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_38_security.html
    http://www.osvdb.org/26506
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437362/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18429
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23697
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2357
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0409
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27221

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High