# CVE-2015-0278: libuv before 0.10.34 does not properly drop group privileges, which allows context-dependent attackers to gain privileges via unspecified ve

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-05-18 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

libuv before 0.10.34 does not properly drop group privileges, which allows context-dependent attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/libuv/0JZxwLMtsMI/jraczskYWWQJ
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:228
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0186.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150526.html
- https://github.com/libuv/libuv/pull/215
- https://github.com/libuv/libuv/commit/66ab38918c911bcff025562cf06237d7fedaba0c
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-10

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