Security
Security
A vulnerability in SplitVT may allow local users to gain escalated privileges.
| Package | app-misc/splitvt on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 1.6.6-r1 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 1.6.6-r1 |
SplitVT is a program for splitting terminals into two shells.
Mike Ashton reported that SplitVT does not drop group privileges before executing the xprop utility.
A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain the "utmp" group privileges.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All SplitVT users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-misc/splitvt-1.6.6-r1"
Release date
March 03, 2008
Latest revision
March 03, 2008: 01
Severity
high
Exploitable
local
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