CVE-2015-1336
HighPublished
The daily mandb cleanup job in Man-db before 2.7.6.1-1 as packaged in Ubuntu and Debian allows local users with access to the man account to gain privileges...
- Published
- Sep 27, 2017
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- canonical
- Evidence observed
- Dec 2, 2015
Primary CVSS
7.8/ 10High
nvd · CVSS 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.0%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 61.2%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
The daily mandb cleanup job in Man-db before 2.7.6.1-1 as packaged in Ubuntu and Debian allows local users with access to the man account to gain privileges via vectors involving insecure chown use.
Sources
1halfdog · linux · Dec 2, 2015
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