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.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokeping | Smokeping | * | 2.7.3-r1 (including) |
| Smokeping | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Smokeping | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Smokeping | Ubuntu | kinetic | * |
| Smokeping | Ubuntu | lunar | * |
| Smokeping | Ubuntu | mantic | * |
| Smokeping | Ubuntu | oracular | * |
| Smokeping | Ubuntu | plucky | * |
| Smokeping | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Smokeping | Ubuntu | xenial | * |