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CVE-2016-20015
CVE-2016-20015
PUBLISHED
In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript allows the smokeping user to gain ownership of any file, allowing for the smokeping user to gain root privileges. There is a race condition involving /var/lib/smokeping and chown.
EPSS 0.32% · 55.2th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.32%
55.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | smokeping | 0, 2.6.11-2, 2.6.11-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | smokeping | 2.7.3-4.1, 0, 2.7.3-4.2 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | smokeping | 2.7.3-2ubuntu20.04.1, 2.7.3-2, 0 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | smokeping | 0, 2.6.11-3, 2.6.11-4 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | smokeping | 0, 2.8.2+ds-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | smokeping | 0, 2.7.3-3 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/602652 (nist-nvd)
Timeline
- Sep 20, 2022 CVE Published
- Sep 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 19, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jun 17, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 31, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 14, 2023 EPSS Score
- Oct 29, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-20015 third-party-advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/602652 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-20015 third-party-advisory