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Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:36723

HistoryAug 17, 2022 - 3:38 a.m.

Privilege Escalation

2022-08-1703:38:35

Veracode Vulnerability Database

sca.analysiscenter.veracode.com

16

libuv

privilege escalation

process.c

vulnerability

improper configurations

group privilege

attacker

unspecified vectors

software

EPSS

0.007

Percentile

80.3%

libuv.so is vulnerable to privilege escalation. The vulnerability exists in the uv__process_child_init function in process.c due to improper configurations of group privilege downgrade which allows an attacker to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

References

advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0186.html

www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:228

github.com/advisories/GHSA-hmvq-6hjm-q8hj

github.com/libuv/libuv/commit/66ab38918c911bcff025562cf06237d7fedaba0c

github.com/libuv/libuv/pull/215

groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/libuv/0JZxwLMtsMI/jraczskYWWQJ

groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/libuv/0JZxwLMtsMI/jraczskYWWQJ

lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150526.html

security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-10

EPSS

0.007

Percentile

80.3%

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