USN-2230-1

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    USN-2230-1

    Published: 4 Jun 2014Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: chkrootkit vulnerability

    Details: Thomas Stangner discovered that chkrootkit incorrectly quoted certain values. A local attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code when chkrootkit is run and gain root privileges.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2230-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0476

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: chkrootkit

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.49-4.1ubuntu1.14.04.1

    Affected versions

    0.49-4.1ubuntu1

    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