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CVE-2016-20015

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.57%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-09-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2016-20015
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
0.57%

Original NVD Description

In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript allows the smokeping user to gain ownership of any file, allowing for the smokeping user to gain root privileges. There is a race condition involving /var/lib/smokeping and chown.

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