# CVE-2006-2916: artswrapper in aRts, when running setuid root on Linux 2.6.0 or later versions, does not check the return value of the setuid function call,

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-06-15 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

artswrapper in aRts, when running setuid root on Linux 2.6.0 or later versions, does not check the return value of the setuid function call, which allows local users to gain root privileges by causing setuid to fail, which prevents artsd from dropping privileges.

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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2357
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20899
- http://www.osvdb.org/26506
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:107
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016298
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-22.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20868
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437362/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20786
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-22.xml
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0409
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20677
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23697
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25059
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27221
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20827
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_38_security.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25032
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20060614-2.txt
- http://mail.gnome.org/archives/beast/2006-December/msg00025.html
- http://dot.kde.org/1150310128/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18429
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.468256

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