Description
uptimed before 0.4.6-r1 on Gentoo allows local users (with access to the uptimed user account) to gain root privileges by creating a hard link within the /var/spool/uptimed directory, because there is an unsafe chown -R call.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-14
Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/630810
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0041
EPSS Percentile
32.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/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-59
Status
published
Products (1)
uptimed_project/uptimed
< 0.4.6
Published
Jan 26, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026