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TI-2006-02823 Aliases CVE-2006-2916GHSA-4532-mwp5-jccg

artswrapper in aRts, when running setuid root on Linux 2.6.0 or later versions, does not…

Priority LOW 34CWE-273Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

artswrapper in aRts, when running setuid root on Linux 2.6.0 or later versions, does not check the return value of the setuid function call, which allows local users to gain root privileges by causing setuid to fail, which prevents artsd from dropping privileges.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00385 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kde:arts:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:arts:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.0Running onLinux
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:arts:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:arts:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 Running on ·Linux

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-2916
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4532-mwp5-jccg

References

Patch 1

Advisory 5

Other 5

Sources

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