high7.8
CVE-2018-25078
man-db before 2.8.5 on Gentoo allows local users (with access to the man user account) to gain root privileges because /usr/bin/mandb is executed by root but n…
Impact
man-db before 2.8.5 on Gentoo allows local users (with access to the man user account) to gain root privileges because /usr/bin/mandb is executed by root but not owned by root. (Also, the owner can strip the setuid and setgid bits.)
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Man-Db Project | Man-Db | before 2.8.5 |