Description
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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.gentoo.org/602652
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0054
EPSS Percentile
41.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-362
Status
published
Products (1)
smokeping/smokeping
< 2.7.3-r1
Published
Sep 20, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026