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TI-2007-00523 Aliases CVE-2007-0536GHSA-wj7j-qxp9-6v32

The chroot helper in rMake for rPath Linux 1 does not drop supplemental groups, which…

Priority LOW 32Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The chroot helper in rMake for rPath Linux 1 does not drop supplemental groups, which causes packages to be installed with insecure permissions and might allow local users to gain privileges.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00378 31st 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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:rpath:rpath_linux:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1VulnerableRpath
  • cpe:2.3:o:rpath:rpath_linux:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 Vulnerable ·Rpath

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-0536
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wj7j-qxp9-6v32

References

Other 3

  • TI-2007-01295 Integer overflow in the bdfReadCharacters function in bdfread.c in (1) X.Org libXfont… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2008-01032 expn in the am-utils and net-fs packages for Gentoo, rPath Linux, and other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2008-03002 The RTMPT dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.8 through 1.0.0 allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2008-03001 The (1) PANA and (2) KISMET dissectors in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.3 through… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2007-05459 initscripts in rPath Linux 1 sets insecure permissions for the /var/log/btmp file, which… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.9

Sources

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