CVE-2006-2916

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.39%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-06-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE

CVE-2006-2916

Severity

HIGH

CVSS

7.8

EPSS

0.39%

Linux

Original NVD Description

artswrapper in aRts, when running setuid root on Linux 2.6.0 or later versions, does not check the return value of the setuid function call, which allows local users to gain root privileges by causing setuid to fail, which prevents artsd from dropping privileges.