Description
Unspecified vulnerability in pinball 0.3.1 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown attack vectors that cause pinball to load plugins from an attacker-controlled directory while operating at raised privileges.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | pinball | 0.3.1-6 | — |
| Debian 13 | pinball | 0.3.1-6 | — |
| Debian 12 | pinball | 0.3.1-6 | — |
| Debian 3.1 | pinball | 0.3.1-3sarge1 | DSA-1102 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1102 pinball - design error Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 20834 third-party-advisory
- 26829 vdb-entry
- emilia-pinball-plugins-privilege-escalation(27420) vdb-entry
- DSA-1102 vendor-advisory
- 20778 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2006-2535 vdb-entry