CVE-2016-9638

In BMC Patrol before 9.13.10.02, the binary "listguests64" is configured with the setuid bit

published December 2, 2016

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
39.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In BMC Patrol before 9.13.10.02, the binary "listguests64" is configured with the setuid bit. However, when executing it, it will look for a binary named "virsh" using the PATH environment variable. The "listguests64" program will then run "virsh" using root privileges. This allows local users to elevate their privileges to root.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00473 · 39.6th percentile
Published
2016-12-02T17:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 02 DEC 17:00Z
    In BMC Patrol before 9.13.10.02, the binary "listguests64" is configured with the setuid bit
    cvelistv5