Description
The AX.25 daemon (ax25d) in ax25-tools before 0.0.8-13 does not check the return value of a setuid call. The setuid call is responsible for dropping privileges but if the call fails the daemon would continue to run with root privileges which can allow possible privilege escalation.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ax25-tools | ax25-tools | before 0.0.8-13 | — |
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 13 | ax25-tools | 0.0.8-13.2 | — |
| Debian 12 | ax25-tools | 0.0.8-13.2 | — |