CVE-2000-0229
Description
From CVE.org
gpm-root in the gpm package does not properly drop privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges by starting a utility from gpm-root.
Statement
This issue was fixed in the following products:
- Red Hat Linux 5.2 - RHSA-2000:009 (2000-04-12)
- Red Hat Linux 5.2 - RHSA-2000:045 (2000-07-26)
- Red Hat Linux 6.0 - RHSA-2000:009 (2000-04-12)
- Red Hat Linux 6.0 - RHSA-2000:045 (2000-07-26)
- Red Hat Linux 6.1 - RHSA-2000:009 (2000-04-12)
- Red Hat Linux 6.1 - RHSA-2000:045 (2000-07-26)
- Red Hat Linux 6.2 - RHSA-2000:009 (2000-04-12)
- Red Hat Linux 6.2 - RHSA-2000:045 (2000-07-26)
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