fte-console in the fte package before 0.46b-4.1 does not drop root privileges, which allows local users to gain root access via the virtual console device.
Affected Software
Name |
Vendor |
Start Version |
End Version |
Debian_linux |
Debian |
2.1 |
2.1 |
Linux_kernel |
Linux |
2.6.20.1 |
2.6.20.1 |
References