# CVE-2012-2653: arpwatch 2.1a15, as used by Red Hat, Debian, Fedora, and possibly others, does not properly drop supplementary groups, which might allow att

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-07-12 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

arpwatch 2.1a15, as used by Red Hat, Debian, Fedora, and possibly others, does not properly drop supplementary groups, which might allow attackers to gain root privileges by leveraging other vulnerabilities in the daemon.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/25/5
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082569.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/24/13
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/24/12
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2481
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/24/14
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:113
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082565.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082553.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-16

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