Description
checkrestart in debian-goodies before 0.34 allows local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in the name of the executable file for a running process.
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 | debian-goodies | 0.34 | — |
| Debian 13 | debian-goodies | 0.34 | — |
| Debian 12 | debian-goodies | 0.34 | — |
| Debian 4.0 | debian-goodies | 0.27+etch1 | DSA-1527-1 |
| Debian 3.1 | debian-goodies | 0.23+sarge1 | DSA-1527-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1527-1 debian-goodies - privilege escalation Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- debian-checkrestart-privilege-escalation(36475) vdb-entry
- 27079 third-party-advisory
- DSA-1527 vendor-advisory
- USN-526-1 vendor-advisory
- 25569 vdb-entry
- 40483 vdb-entry
- 26675 third-party-advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=440411