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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10151

The hesiod_init function in lib/hesiod.c in Hesiod 3.2.1 compares EUID with UID to determine whether to use configurations from environment variables,...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

The hesiod_init function in lib/hesiod.c in Hesiod 3.2.1 compares EUID with UID to determine whether to use configurations from environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges via the (1) HESIOD_CONFIG or (2) HES_DOMAIN environment variable and leveraging certain SUID/SGUID binary.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 hesiod

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.2.1-3.1"}]}]

Debian:13 hesiod

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.2.1-3.1"}]}]

Debian:14 hesiod

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.2.1-3.1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org