Description
In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript allows the smokeping user to gain ownership of any file, allowing for the smokeping user to gain root privileges. There is a race condition involving /var/lib/smokeping and chown.
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.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | smokeping | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | smokeping | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | smokeping | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | smokeping | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | smokeping | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | smokeping | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | smokeping | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | smokeping | No fix yet | — |