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Unscored USN-4077-1 1 CVE

tmpreaper vulnerability

Published Jul 29, 2019 · Updated Apr 27, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that tmpreaper incorrectly handled certain mount operations. A
local attacker could possibly use this issue to create arbitrary files, leading
to privilege escalation.

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS tmpreaper 1.6.13+nmu1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS tmpreaper 1.6.13+nmu1+deb9u1build0.18.04.1

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-3461