Description
ROOT version 6.9.03 and below is vulnerable to an authenticated shell metacharacter injection in the rootd daemon resulting in remote code execution
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 Pro 16.04 LTS | root-system | 5.34.30-0ubuntu8+esm1 | USN-4801-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | root-system | 5.34.14-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-4801-1 |
Advisories 1
- USN-4801-1 root-system vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 29, 2026