GNU inetutils before 2.5 may allow privilege escalation because of unchecked return values of set*id() family functions in ftpd, rcp, rlogin, rsh, rshd, and uucpd. This is, for example, relevant if the setuid system call fails when a process is trying to drop privileges before letting an ordinary user control the activities of the process.
The product does not check the return value from a method or function, which can prevent it from detecting unexpected states and conditions.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inetutils | Gnu | * | 2.4 (including) |
| Inetutils | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Inetutils | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Inetutils | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Inetutils | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Inetutils | Ubuntu | lunar | * |
| Inetutils | Ubuntu | mantic | * |
| Inetutils | Ubuntu | noble | * |
| Inetutils | Ubuntu | oracular | * |
| Inetutils | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Inetutils | Ubuntu | trusty/esm | * |
| Inetutils | Ubuntu | xenial | * |