Description
An unspecified setuid root helper in Enlightenment before 0.17.6 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging failure to properly sanitize the environment.
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 | e17 | 0.17.3-3 | — |
| Debian 13 | e17 | 0.17.3-3 | — |
| Debian 12 | e17 | 0.17.3-3 | — |
References
- enlightenment-helper-priv-esc(91216) vdb-entry
- https://git.enlightenment.org/core/enlightenment.git/commit/?id=bb4a21e98656fe2c7d98ba2163e6defe9a630e2b
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1059410
- [oss-security] 20140203 Re: CVE request: enlightenment sysactions mailing-list
- https://git.enlightenment.org/core/enlightenment.git/commit/?id=666df815cd86a50343859bce36c5cf968c5f38b0